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Homemade masks are making the difference for health care workers in Southwest Florida. Just this week, Lee Health posted a photo of the emergency department staff at Golisano Children’s Hospital wearing masks made by the mom of a Health Park employee. If you don’t want to fuss with sewing, the CDC has a couple of […]

Lee Health says it is caring for 284 COVID-19 patients in its hospitals on Tuesday morning. The hospital says it is still seeing an above-average number of patients. Infection by omicron is less dangerous for most people than infection by delta, but the variant is hitting Lee Health hospitals just as hard as before. Dr. […]

Lee Health is reporting it has 619 COVID patients in its hospital systems. Eight people died on Tuesday. Other numbers include: As of this morning, Lee Health has 619 COVID-19 patients isolated in their hospitals (inpatient). Of those patients, 15 of them are children being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. On Tuesday, […]

Lee Health reports 394 COVID-19 patients being treated as of Tuesday morning, with 29 new admissions Monday. We asked Lee Health Dr. Sephanie Stovall what percent of patients put on ventilators get off them alive. “We don’t have an exact percentage or number because it’s so patient specific,” Stovall explained. So we asked is unvaccinated […]

For the past nine years, nonprofits across Southwest Florida have kicked off the holiday season with Giving Tuesday—an international movement that rallies the entire world for a day of doing good. Beyond donating money, the campaign calls for people to give back in any way they can—contributing financially, donating time and skills, promoting an organization’s efforts or […]

In an effort to protect the safety of patients and team members from the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in our community, Lee Health has reinstated its visitation restrictions, the hospital system said. Effective Thursday, Aug. 12, visitation at Lee Health’s adult acute care hospital campuses will be limited to one person at a time […]

When the State Attorney’s Office calls, Zuke comes running to the rescue. Zuke, or Zuke Vaughn Augustine, is a German Shepherd therapy dog. Court can be stressful for many, and his job is to comfort you during your most vulnerable moments while you’re there. Last week, Zuke comforted the three victims who accused a former […]

More than 1,000 patients have died in Lee Health since the start of the pandemic. The hospital system reached the grisly milestone of 1,005 after 14 COVID patients died on Tuesday. The hospital lost its first patient on March 5, 2020, who was also the first patient to die from COVID-19 complications in the state […]

Eighteen COVID-19 patients died at Lee Health on Monday, the highest number of deaths since the start of the pandemic. “We see too many of our friends, neighbors and family members, young people, otherwise healthy people on ventilators, who are dying,” Lee Health CEO Dr. Larry Antonucci said. The patients ranged in age from 24 […]

A Lee Health infectious disease specialist is making a plea for its patients, as kids’ ICU beds near capacity, and NICU is over capacity. She says women who are pregnant should get vaccinated, or expecting mothers risk their lives and the lives of their newborns. Dr. Stephanie Stovall says COVID-19 can send pregnant women into […]