Lee TeleHealth is offering free visits through Sept. 7 as a way to help the community and visitors get the non-emergency care they need for any reason due to Hurricane Dorian.
Lee Telehealth provides on-demand access to board-certified physicians 24/7 even if patients unable...
Pulmonary Consultants of Southwest Florida has partnered with Lee County Emergency Management by offering applications to patients for the Special Needs Program — a backup hurricane evacuation plan that assigns individuals to one of three types of shelters.
“Pulmonary Consultants knows that people with lung...
Florida
is the sunshine state. That’s great for getting outdoors and on the
water all year long.
But
the summer months with more daylight hours bring the greatest amount
of the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation, particularly as
rays reflect off water, cement and sand.
Consumers
have become pretty savvy about protecting...
Fireworks safety is key for protecting your eyes
Every year, the Fourth of July is a
terrible time to be on call for ophthalmology due to the high risk of
potentially blinding eye injuries from fireworks.
“During my residency, I worked at a
level 1 trauma center,” said...
By Dr. Sarah
Eccles-Brown, Elmquist Eye Group
One in six Americans
older than age 40 will develop cataracts. By the time we turn 70,
over one-half of Americans will have them.
Cataracts are the
leading cause of vision loss for people older than 55, but they don’t
have to be. Unlike...
Volunteers of America, Hope Healthcare and Lee Health are collaborating to address Lee County’s need for more skilled nursing, transitional care and assisted living beds. It’s an alliance of venerable non-profit healthcare providers with a history of improving services for area residents and...
