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SalusCare turns to telehealth services in Cape
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
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Without the renewal of a lease, SalusCare lost its facility in Cape Coral, but continues to offer services through telehealth and its Fort Myers location. “We continue to offer telehealth services for those that can’t get across the bridge. It is a tool and not every tool works for each individual. There are some challenges we treat where face-to-face is more therapeutic and improves outcomes,” SalusCare President and Chief Executive Officer Stacey Cook said.
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Hurricane Ian left extensive damage to the building in September 2022, which is when it was closed down, and has not reopened. Telehealth became an option, so they could continue to serve patients in Cape Coral. Patients can also seek help at the Fort Myers campuses. “If they were able to access transportation, from work or other responsibilities they might have” gone to the Fort Myers location “if there weren’t barriers for transportation, employment or finances,” Cook said. She said they have continuously worked
to share their passion and desire to get back to providing face-to-face care in Cape Coral. She said they have also worked to repair and reopen the building and had weekly meetings with FEMA. “We put $400,000 of our own money to repair the roof and secure it from any future damages while waiting for FEMA dollars. That is when the city terminated
Cape Caring Center to hold Save Our Summer Food Drive event
This summer, the Cape Coral Caring Center is rallying the community for a high-energy, high-impact mission to fight hunger. On Thursday, June 26, neighbors, business leaders and local champions will gather for the Save Our Summer (S.O.S.) Food Drive, a spirited fundraising event aimed at ensuring no family in Cape Coral goes to bed hungry. With a theme — “Put the Smackdown on Hunger” — the event challenges participants to join forces and compete to bring in the most donations, whether food or monetary. The goal is to help struggling families across the region have access to meals during the critical summer months when need is highest. The event will be held from 5-7 p.m., at the Caring Center at 850 Lafayette St., Cape Coral. The $10 entry includes two drink tickets with all proceeds and donations benefitting the Cape Coral Caring Center. Call 239945-1927 for more.
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the lease. We moved whatever remaining items we had in that building. We are not providing any services in that building. That building belongs wholly and completely to Cape Coral,” Cook said, adding that they no longer have a lease with the city and the building is out of their hands. She said the hope is to find a new location in Cape Coral, a city that is her heart and home. “What we are interested in is hopefully finding an alternative site in Cape Coral to
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Commissioners approve smoking and vaping bans at Lee County’s beaches and parks
By NATHAN MAYBERG
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Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum announces new exhibit By TIFFANY REPECKI
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The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel recently unveiled a new exhibition. Opened on May 29, “Brilliant Colors of the Sea: Nudibranchs and Their Relatives” features 21 photographs taken underwater of nudibranchs, which are marine gastropod mollusks that lack a shell in their adult form and are celebrated for their color patterns. The museum reported that nudibranchs live worldwide in temperate and tropical regions, but the most colorful and eye-catching species are associated with warm waters and coral reefs.
There are about 3,000 known species. The exhibit explores the relationship between color and defense mechanisms for nudibranchs, their conservation status and other subjects. The photographs were taken in the South Pacific and South Florida by Gabriel Jensen and longtime museum collaborator Scott Johnson. “We are glad to display these stunning images,” curator and Science Director Dr. José H.
See NEW EXHIBIT, page 4 Phyllidia madangensis, a colorful, shellless marine gastropod mollusk. SCOTT JOHNSON
The Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0 on Tuesday to approve amending an existing ordinance which will ban smoking and vaping at county beaches and parks immediately. The ban would extend to county-owned parks on Fort Myers Beach which includes Bowditch Point Regional Park, Crescent Beach Family Park and Lynn Hall Memorial Park. The ban includes all cigarettes, vaping or other electronic smoking devices. Lee County District 2 Commissioner Brian Hamman, whose district covers Cape Coral, introduced the ordinance. “Our parks and beaches are special places where families, residents and visitors come to relax and enjoy our beautiful surroundings,” Hamman told the Fort Myers Beach Observer. “We want to keep them clean, safe, and enjoyable for everyone which is why we’re looking at banning smoking and vaping in these public spaces,” he said in an email. “This ordinance reflects our commitment to working towards a cleaner, healthier Lee County.” The amendment to the ordinance cited a 2019 state statute passed by the state legislature which gives local governments the ability to prohibit smoking and vaping at all county parks and public beaches. Unfiltered cigars are exempt under the statute. The ordinance will be enforced by Lee County Parks & Recreation. Fines for violators would be $100 for a
See SMOKING & VAPING, page 4