Living your best life begins with a single step. Start now with primary care for checkups, screenings, and physicals – everything you need to stay healthy, active, and engaged.
Request Appointment NowThe Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit dedicated to health care, has awarded an “A” grade to Lee Memorial Hospital, Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center, and HealthPark Medical Center
Lee Health is committed to providing the highest level of quality care. Our staff’s dedication to safety and passion for protecting patients means greater peace-of-mind for you and your family.
Read the full press releaseLee Health has launched TeleHealth, an on-demand medical service you can access from the comfort of your own home, 24/7. Avoid the doctor’s office or ER for minor illnesses such as cold or the flu. Read more about how TeleHealth can save you time and money.
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Lee Health’s Shipley Cardiothoracic Center, Healthy Life Center, and Asthma Management Program, cordially invite you to take part in the fourth annual Inspiring Health 5K, Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Lee Health Coconut Point!
We’re on the move! Our Coconut Point location is your health care destination in south Lee County. Join us for yoga or rehabilitation; or find a physician close to home. Our new center offers comprehensive services for all ages.
Lee Health’s Convenient Care Clinics offer walk-in urgent care for minor injuries & illnesses. Open seven days a week. Visit us today.
The severe red tide and algal blooms in Southwest Florida raise questions about potential health risks for residents and seasonal visitors.
Lee Telehealth is an on-demand medical service that is making life easier for people who need care for a variety of common, non-life-threatening conditions. Accessible 24/7, Lee Telehealth connects patients to board-certified physicians from the comfort of their home via a smartphone, tablet or computer.
Memory loss can be a result of many health issues—from dementia to stroke. We tailor our programs to individual needs.
Our dedicated team cares for minor burns Common household accidents and normal curiosity can lead to minor – but painful – burns. A new service at Golisano Children’s Hospital ensures that children stay close to home for comprehensive treatment.
Vaccines save lives, but measles deaths and misinformation are increasing. Learn more about vaccine history and how to keep yourself safe. Read more!
Change your habits and learn to live the kind of life that drastically cuts the risk of heart disease. Here are nine things you can recognize and improve today. Read more!
It’s back-to-school time: Here are a few tips about enjoying the empty nest. Read more!
What’s keeping you from trying acupuncture? Renne Sarra, Florida licensed acupuncture physician, busts some common myths so you can stop being afraid and start relaxing. Read more!
Jason Hamann has made great strides since he first started coming to the Cape Coral Healthy Life Center. “I’m not as discouraged. I know that I can do it. I can do it. I try to encourage everybody to keep a positive go-get-them attitude.”
After Marlene Wise was diagnosed with dementia, her husband James says getting her to all of her doctor’s appointments became difficult. “She couldn’t step down. She couldn’t pick her leg up.”
Chelsea is a golden retriever and part of Lee Health’s pet therapy program—designed to bring comfort to patients in the hospital. “Are you going to work Chelsea? Are you going to make some people feel good,” asks her owner Bob Schoen, a pet therapy volunteer with Lee Health.
“My goal is to walk completely without a walker.” It’s a goal Darshan Church wasn’t sure she would reach in her physical therapy sessions. “Once you have a fall like this, you’re antsy, and you really have a fear of falling,” said Darshan.
“It’s terrifying. You can only imagine if you are coming down that hall and you don’t know. I’ve seen patients pull the sheets over their face, turn their head away, I’ve seen them cry,” said Kelly Ross, a guest services representative with Lee Health. For years, she’s watched patients’ react as they’re transported through surgery doors.
It’s the little things that can make a big difference. Leigha Messner, a clinical dietitian with Lee Health, says what you’re adding to your meal can add on unhealthy consequences. “We’re not mindful of the tiny things that add on to our diet and kind of put a hindrance on our weight loss goals or overall health goals. A lot of times it’s these small additives that if we take them out little by little it those can make a big difference in your diet.”
TUNE IN FOR A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT- LIVE FROM GOLISANO!
Posted by Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida on Thursday, December 12, 2019
Part of our hospital’s mission is to join forces with our community to make sure we provide the best, most compassionate care for all children. So join us here or on Facebook to watch a monumental announcement that will forever change Southwest Florida. And you can see it all LIVE from your desk or mobile device!
Have a cold? The flu? Need a checkup? Lee Convenient Care’s new TeleHealth service puts you in touch with a doctor for just $49 – right from the comfort of your own home. Professional, premium care has never been so easy.
Schedule an Appointment Today!Mammograms save lives! Looking from top to bottom and side to side, this 3D technology makes it much easier for doctors to find and treat breast cancer.
Use MyChart MyChart to schedule a screening today. If you are not a MyChart user, call 239-236-4893
Schedule NowWe are Lee Health, Southwest Florida’s premier community-owned health system. We are more than 13,130 employees, 4,500 volunteers and 1,480 physicians strong and growing.
Lee Health is currently seeking RNs for our Emergency Department at Gulf Coast Medical Center, which is ranked in the TOP 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall excellence. Leapfrog ranks us as "Grade A" hospital.Our system is booming, along with the population, in our warm sunny climate on the SW Florida coastline. In fact, we are offering up to $25,000 hiring incentives, if eligible, due to this growth.
Apply Now!We believe the provision of highly skilled, competent and compassionate nursing care is essential to fulfill our commitment to excellence in clinical practice, theory, research and community outreach.
Apply Now!Our Information Systems department is our technology and communications backbone. They develop and maintain systems, networks and workstations to support patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and more. They also help improve efficiency with the implementation of an electronic medical record management system called Epic, which puts patients’ histories at doctors’ fingertips – no matter where they are.
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