SWFAS, Lee Mental Health Center Considering Consolidation

SWFAS, Lee Mental Health Center considering consolidation

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Two of Lee County's larger not-for-profit organizations have entered into formal merger discussions that are expected to lead to the formation of a new mental health and substance abuse treatment agency for thousands of individuals and families in Lee …
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Deputies: Postal worker tried to kill husband with poisoned tuna sandwich

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Gregory Richards' told deputies that he ate part of the sandwich and began feeling dizzy and nauseous, prompting him to check in to the Lake Wales Medical Center where he was treated and released a short time later. During the arrest, Polk County …
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Depression takes a toll on Parkinson's patients

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“At least 50% of people with Parkinson's have depression,” says Michael S. Okun, MD, national medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation and professor of neurology at the Center for Movement Disorders at the University of Florida …
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