It was the result of a controversial $525 million buyout that gave Lee Memorial Health System a near monopoly in Lee County’s hospital care.... Read entire News-Press Report
(Fort Myers, Fla. - Jan. 21, 2014) --- The Lee Memorial Health System Parish Nurse Program is teaming up with Right at Home In Home Care & Assistance and Shell Point Retirement Community to provide a series of free health fairs open to the public. With the help of sponsors, the Parish Nurse Program will provide wellness screenings to the Southwest Florida community at churches throughout the area.
The annual community wide health fairs will take place at the following locations: Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to 1 2p.m., St. Michael Lutheran Church 3593 Broadway, Fort Myers Feb. 7, 1-4 p.m., Sanibel Center 4 Life, 2401 Library Way, Sanibel Feb. 27, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, 25999 Old 41 Rd., Bonita Springs April 5, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Cape Coral Faith Presbyterian, 4544 Coronado Pkwy, Cape Coral Door prizes and healthy snacks will be provided for participants. Free screenings by health care professionals include: memory screening, varicose veins, balance test, pulse oximeter readings, glucose, skin cancer, spinal alignment, manual breast exam screening, hearing, vision, BMI, blood pressure, foot health, and advance directives. Various health care community resources will also be available. (Fort Myers, Fla. – Jan 20, 2014) --- Lee Memorial Health System is proud to announce the opening of a new Convenient Care center in Fort Myers. Convenient Care offers an alternative to the emergency department for treatment of non-life threatening injury or illness with the expertise of skilled physicians in a state of the art clinic.
The new location at 16230 Summerlin Blvd., Ste. 215, will house 25 exam rooms, including 3 procedure rooms for laceration repair and abscesses. Convenient Care medical centers are ideal for sprains, strains, cuts, rashes, cold and flu, auto and work-related injuries, and school or sports physicals. They can also handle broken bones and x-rays as long as the bone has not broken through the skin. “Convenient Care is helpful for individuals who don’t have a primary care physician, and it’s a great alternative to using the emergency department for non-life-threatening medical issues - especially during season,” explains Kris Fay, chief administrative officer of Lee Physician Group. “It gives the community immediate access to quality, hospital-affiliated health care provided by our trusted Lee Physician Group physicians and skilled nurses.” Convenient Care centers are located throughout Lee County and offer high quality, walk-in medical care for adults and children in a cost effective, comfortable environment from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days per week (except some major holidays). Convenient Care is appropriate when: you have a non-life-threatening emergency; you're unable to get an appointment with your primary care doctor; or, you don't have a regular doctor. No appointment or referral is necessary, and most insurance is accepted. Emergency care deals with illness or injury severe enough to require immediate medical attention. Please call 911 and use the emergency department (ED) if you are having trouble breathing, or think you are having a heart attack. You should also go to the ED if you have uncontrolled bleeding, severe abdominal pain, or sudden slurred speech or numbness, which could be a sign of a stroke. If you question which treatment facility to use, call one of Lee Memorial Health System’s Convenient Care walk-in clinics. They can assist you in making the correct choice. For more information, visit www.LeeMemorial.org, or call (239) 481-4111. While I know you receive many articles from Pat Dolce, this one seemed timely in light of our discussion yesterday at the Board meeting about so many community initiatives we have underway. I simply wanted to highlight the article below which was actually broadcast on NBC-2. LMHS is not going to be able to eradicate chronic health illnesses in our community but this article reinforces that we have efforts underway as they relate to diabetes management, smoking cessation, congestive heart failure, and more. We are learning more and more each day about things we can do to try to assist in this chronic health arena. Peace, Jim
Health Matters: Health report card Florida is middle of the road when it comes to the health of our residents, coming in 33 overall among the 50 states. The issues that brought the state down slightly from last year are the many of the same being felt in Southwest Florida. "There's a very high proportion of chronic illnesses in Lee County," says Joyce Hall, RN case manager with Lee Memorial Health System. Joyce Hall oversees a community outreach program that helps people to take charge of their health. Her data provides a snapshot of our county. For example 9% of the local population has diabetes. "That relates to 55,000 adults. And that's just Lee County so you can imagine how that would multiply for the state of Florida. 45% have high cholesterol, 32% have hypertension or high blood pressure, 34% are overweight and 24% are considered obese," says Hall. Obesity was a biggie in this survey. Diet and exercise are two of the criteria that influence both the study and our wellbeing. Statewide almost 3.7 million adults are physically inactive, and approximately 4.0 million adults are obese. Dietitians find the two go hand-in-hand. "Definitely being obese and overweight put you at higher risk for chronic diseases diabetes, heart disease. So we can try and get the weight under control hopefully before these things comes about," says Heidi Miller, weight management dietitian with Lee Memorial Health System. On a high note- fewer people are smoking, Florida now ranks 15th among the states. Kicking the habit greatly improves your health outlook. "This is one of the few things, unlike genetic disease, where we can modify. We can change our health by choosing not to pick up cigarettes," says Dr. Sunil Pammi, pulmonologist with Lee Memorial Health System. And it all comes down to choices and focusing on your personal health report card. |
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