Hospital opens new skilled nursing unit

Lee Health’s new 75-bed facility at Gulf Coast Medical Center brings the hospital system’s total of skilled nursing beds to 205.

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Lee Health opened a new 75-bed skilled nursing unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers on Jan. 2. Courtesy Lee Health
Lee Health opened a new 75-bed skilled nursing unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers on Jan. 2. Courtesy Lee Health
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FORT MYERS — Lee Health has expanded its skilled nursing services by opening a new, free-standing skilled nursing unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center Jan. 2

The newly constructed facility at 13960 Plantation Road in Fort Myers will fill a need in Southwest Florida by creating more capacity for post-acute rehabilitation as patients transition from the hospital and work toward returning home, according to Lee Health officials.

 

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