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Frequently Asked
Questions Regarding Hurricanes
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Are Lee Memorial
Hospital, Cape Coral Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center and
Gulf Coast Medical Center hurricane shelters?
No. Lee Memorial Health System Facilities - including
Cape Coral Hospital, Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark
Medical Center and Gulf Coast Medical Center - are not
designated hurricane shelters.
For a list of the available shelters, please refer to Lee
County Emergency Operations Center Web site:
http://www.leeeoc.com/
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What about special
needs guest?
Special Needs guest - all special needs guests must be
pre-registered with the Lee County Emergency Management. A
Special Needs Guest is determined by Lee County Emergency
Management. If you are not registered yet, please call
239-477-3640. You will need to complete a form they will
send to you. Please be prepared to have your physician fill
out a portion of your form. You must have a caregiver arrive
with you and stay with you through the length of the
hurricane or the patient will be refused. If you are a
registered special needs guest designated by Lee County
Emergency Management to stay at a Lee Memorial Health System
facility, you must bring to the hospital a caregiver, your
medicine, bedding and supplies.
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What is a special
needs guest?
A Special Needs Guest is determined by Lee County
Emergency Management. To stay in a hospital during a
hurricane you must be pre-qualified by your physician.
In-hospital criteria are: IV Therapy, Hyperalmentation,
Renal Dialysis, Ventilator Patient/Life Support, or third
trimester pregnancy. For more information about third
trimester pregnancies and planning for a hurricane, please
speak with your physician. Special needs
guests must be accompanied by a caregiver to be accepted
into a hospital.
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When does
the Lee Memorial Health System disaster plan activate?
When the Lee County Emergency Operations Center
recommends it, our Lee Memorial Health System hurricane plan
goes into effect. Lee Memorial Health System disaster plan
follows the level of activation of the Lee County Emergency
Operations Center. When the disaster plan is activated, all
elective (lab, diagnostic, surgical) procedures are
cancelled. Please call your physician's office to
reschedule.
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