Lee Health board members, alongside senior leaders, will host a series of town hall gatherings open to the public to speak with community members to share updates and answer questions regarding the governance structure evaluation that is currently underway. Following a recent change to Lee Health’s Enabling Act by the Florida Legislature and a formal vote by Lee Health’s board of directors in August, Lee Health is conducting a comprehensive evaluation of its business structure with its safety-net mission in mind. The evaluation, which a third-party expert is completing, will help determine what, if any, benefits there would be to Lee County residents and the health system if Lee Health changed from its current public, nonprofit business structure to a community-centered private nonprofit business structure—Lee Health’s business structure prior to 1968.
The Community Town Hall gatherings are scheduled for the following dates:
January 4, 2024, 6 p.m. at Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District 601 E. County Lane Lehigh Acres 33936
January 5, 2024, 6 p.m. Quality Life Center 3210 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Fort Myers 33916
January 8, 2024, 6 p.m. Lakes Regional Library 152390 Bass Rd. Fort Myers 33919
January 9, 2024, 6 p.m. Cape Christian Church Student Center 2110 Chiquita Blvd. S Cape Coral 33991
January 10, 2024, 6 p.m. Fort Myers Downtown Library 2450 First St. Fort Myers 33901
January 11, 2024, 6 p.m. St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 2304 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, FL 33957
In addition to these Community Town Hall meetings, a Public Hearing is scheduled for January 25, 2024, at 3 p.m. in the Community Room at Gulf Coast Medical Center.
