Lee Health reports 350 patients with COVID-19 in its hospitals on Tuesday

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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As of Tuesday morning, Lee Health had 350 COVID-19 patients isolated as inpatients in their hospitals.

  • Of these patients, 11 of them are being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.
  • The hospital census was at 95% of staffed operational bed capacity.
  • Census in the intensive care unit was at 95% of staffed operational bed capacity. There were 42 COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
  • On Monday, Lee Health emergency departments saw 924 patients. Before the current omicron surge, the emergency departments were averaging about 900 patients per day.
  • Also on Monday, Lee Convenient Care saw 448 patients. LCC locations were averaging about 360 patients per day before the omicron surge.

Lee TeleHealth is currently free and is an easy alternative to avoid longer than normal wait times at urgent care centers. To access Lee Telehealth, download the Lee Health app or visit www.LeeTelehealth.org.

Lee Health offers COVID-19 vaccines for anyone 12 and older at its Community Vaccination Clinic, located inside Gulf Coast Medical Center. It’s open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and there is no cost for the vaccine. Anyone can make an appointment online by visiting www.leehealth.org.

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