http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Lee Memorial Health System. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:05:03 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/229397 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:00:00 -0400 If you’re among the many parents who have ever wished kids came with an instruction manual, help is on the way. The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Child Advocacy Program is partnering with YMCA of the Palms to host a series of free parenting classes in Bonita Springs. Classes will meet every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for eight weeks beginning April 29. The classes teach ideas and techniques on [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/229397 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/224417 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Lee Memorial Health System's comprehensive back and neck pain care program is the topic of April 14’s Well Informed lecture from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Place Coconut Point in Estero. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/224417 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/222598 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0400 In April, South Lee County residents can take advantage of memory classes in their own back yards at the Bonita Springs YMCA. A four-session series will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on April 6, 9, 13 and 16. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/222598 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/218856 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0500 According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, one in three Americans suffer from bone and joint pain, but new technologies have been developed to help the distress. Researchers, such as Dr. George Markovich, have developed new surgical methods for joint replacement which can reduce the incision size as well as bone irritation as well as muscle disruption, allowing for a less painful and quicker recovery. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/218856 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/217730 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Cancer, urinary problems and even impotence and erectile function can all be impacted by men’s prostate glands. Dr. Meir Daller will explore these and other top health issues men face as they age at Lee Memorial Health System’s Well Informed lecture on March 16 between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Place Coconut Point in Estero. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/217730 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/214779 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 There are emerging ways to treat diabetes more effectively, such as using insulin-stimulating hormones called incretins. Dr. Sergio Mather, a physician associated with Lee Memorial Health System, will discuss some of these new therapies at the system’s Well Informed lecture on March 3 between 5 – 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Place Coconut Point in Estero. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/214779 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/214099 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 The Healthy Brain Initiative was started by Lee Memorial Health System’s Lee Memory Care division to provide ways for residents of Southwest Florida to boost brain power and fight the onset of memory disorders. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/214099 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/212123 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Lee Memorial Home Health telehealth monitors track and transmit patient statistics to health professionals seven days a week from the comfort of their own homes. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/212123 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/211345 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Lee Memorial physician discusses risk factors and simple lifestyle changes to help stave off nation’s No. 1 killer [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/211345 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/209501 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Cupid takes aim for lovers in February; American Heart Month strikes blow to reduce deaths from heart disease. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/209501 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/207035 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Area orthopedic surgeon to discuss option to treat common ligament, tendon and cartilage ailments. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/207035 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/206672 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Local florists partner with LMHS Military Support Program to raise funds. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/206672 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/206073 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:43:58 -0500 Diabetes Surgery Summit issues revised recommendations expanding scope of patients who could benefit from surgery. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/206073 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/205117 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Upcoming seminars to feature comprehensive, holistic program to combat obesity [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/205117 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/204017 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Lee Memorial Health System’s bariatric, or weight loss surgery, program, has launched a new Web site putting information on procedures and services available at prospective patients’ fingertips. The new site, www.leememorial.org/bariatricsurgery, outlines all aspects of the Fort Myers weight loss surgery program, including the following: Calculators and information to determine if you are a bariatric surgery [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204017 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/204018 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 As the second leading cause of death in women, breast cancer is a disease that has touched nearly every American’s life, either through a personal diagnosis or that of a loved one. That’s why Lee Memorial Health System is hosting a panel lecture and question and answer session devoted to breast cancer on Jan. 13 as part of its Well Informed lecture series. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204018 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/204030 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Barbara’s Friends, the Southwest Florida Children’s Hospital Cancer Fund, will celebrate a special milestone this month – its 15th anniversary - with an event on Jan. 31, 2010 from 12 noon – 3:30 p.m. at the Miromar Design Center, 10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero, Fla. Founded by Fort Myers residents Frank and Betty Haskell to honor their daughter, Barbara, who died of breast cancer in 1995, the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/204030 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/196531 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Lee Memorial Hospital has been named Fort Myers’ top hospital in the National Research Corporation’s (NRC) 2009/2010 Consumer Choice Awards. Now in its 14th year, this award program recognizes hospitals that healthcare consumers in more than 300 markets throughout the U.S voted as having the highest quality and image. Winners are determined by hundreds of thousands of households that participate in [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/196531 Lee Memorial Health System http://www.pr.com/press-release/195804 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 Hip and knee replacements are among the nation’s most common surgical procedures with over one million joint replacements annually. And while these procedures may have become somewhat routine, advances are being made to better the patient experience. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/195804 Lee Memorial Health System