
Beginning Monday, Lee Health’s urgent care telehealth services will return to their pre-omicron surge rate of $49 a visit.
Lee Health offered its Lee Telehealth as a free service to the community for several months during the recent peak of the COVID-19 pandemic so patients could remain in the comfort of their homes while still receiving urgent care services.
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