![]() An updated vaccination rate for the hospital workforce was not available. Lee Health had 300 employees out Tuesday who were infected with COVID-19 or quarantining due to exposure, according to officials with the publicly operated health system.Īs the largest hospital system in the region, Lee Health has nearly 14,500 employees and does not mandate they be vaccinated, although 70% of its workforce were partially vaccinated by late December. 7 it was postponing elective surgeries that require an overnight stay at its four campuses in Lee County. Ron DeSantis.Ĭollier County's NCH Healthcare System announced Thursday it is postponing elective surgeries starting Monday to free up hospital beds as COVID-19 spikes. ![]() Elective procedures were stopped during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 by order of Gov. The dominant health care systems in Lee and Collier counties have halted elective procedures as the omicron variant races through the state, which they also did during the delta variant surge last summer. Southwest Florida hospitals are restricting care as they lose high numbers of employees to COVID-19 at the busiest time of the year on top of already critical staff shortages. To stay connected with our comprehensive coverage of COVID-19 in Florida, sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter. DeSantis urges healthy, asymptomatic to forgo COVID-19 testing
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