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Lee Memorial Health System (LMHS) is a public health care system
created by special act of the Florida Legislature, Ch. 2000-439,
Laws of Florida, Special Acts, 2000.
Formerly known as Hospital Board of Directors of Lee County, LMHS
is a special purpose unit of local government. It is classified as
an independent special district under the laws of Florida. The
original Enabling Act (Chapter 63-1552, Laws of Florida, Special
Act, 1963) was enacted in 1963 and amended several times since 1963.
Chapter 2000-439 constitutes a codification required by Florida law
and is the current Enabling Act.
The Lee Memorial Health System Board of Directors is the governing
board and operates pursuant to the Enabling Act. The governing board
consists of ten (10) members who are elected on a nonpartisan basis
by a vote of the electorate of the county at large. Meetings of the
Board of Directors are open to the public. Notice is given and
minutes are recorded in accordance with Florida’s Sunshine Laws.
The health system includes five acute care hospital locations, Cape
Coral Hospital, Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center,
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center and Gulf Coast Hospital as
well as other healthcare facilities and services, which include a
home health agency, a nursing home, outpatient treatment and
diagnostic centers, physician offices, a children's hospital and a
rehabilitation hospital. Certain of these operations are carried out
through subagencies for administrative purposes and are not
incorporated under the corporation laws of Florida. Other system
operations are carried out through subsidiary corporations or joint
ventures.
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