Many Southwest Florida hospital systems are showing a 100% positivity rate in coronavirus tests, but Lee Health (Fort Myers, FL) and other hospitals say that’s wrong. Data analyzed from 110 healthcare locations in Florida show everyone who went to them tested positive for COVID-19, but the labs are mostly small, independent labs or small labs within big hospitals. A small lab … [Read more...]
ICUs close to capacity at three Southwest Florida hospitals
Three of Southwest Florida’s nine acute-care hospitals are close to capacity for ICU beds for adults due to the growing number of COVID-19 patients. Cape Coral Hospital (Naples, FL), a Physicians Regional Healthcare System, and Lehigh Regional Medical Center (Lehigh Acres, FL) had full ICUs this week, according to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration’s daily bed … [Read more...]