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Lee Health thanks council, proposes renaming corridor for new Fort Myers hospital; lease assignment approved
Summary
Lee Health representatives told council they will seek public input on renaming a stretch of Challenger Boulevard near the new Fort Myers Hospital; council also approved an assignment of a parking-area lease and a Lee Health acknowledgment agreement.
Michael Natchez, vice president of government relations at Lee Health, told the council Lee Health will undertake a public process to consider renaming a section of Challenger Boulevard near its new Fort Myers Hospital and will return in January with a recommendation. "We're gonna be taking a process to the public that's gonna allow for some submissions, ideas," Natchez said, adding the health system will engage community leaders and council offices in the process.
Dr. Brown, Lee Health’s chief physician executive at Lee Memorial Hospital, described the partnership opportunities with the city and urged collaboration as the new campus comes online. Separately, the council approved an assignment of lease at 2646 Cleveland Avenue from Lee Memorial Health System to Lee Health System Inc. and carried an acknowledgment and agreement with Lee Health (item 7.13) without opposition.
Lee Health representatives thanked council and staff for approvals affecting the hospital campus and indicated they will bring a final renaming recommendation for the council’s January meeting. Council members thanked Lee Health for service and partnership; staff said they would coordinate further public engagement when the system presents the renaming proposal.
