Former mayor to helm hospital board

FORT MYERS — Dr. Stephen Brown was recently elected chairman of the Lee Health Board for 2018.

A retired radiologist and former mayor of Sanibel, Brown has been on the board since 2008, according to a statement. He serves as the board's liaison to Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida; the quality and safety committee; lean transformation/process improvement; and behavioral health, the release adds.

Brown served nine years on the Sanibel City Council and was mayor from 2002-2003. He currently serves on the boards of Sanibel Community Housing Resource and Sanibel Captiva Charitable Foundation of the Islands.