LIZ FREEMAN

• Lee Memorial setting up panel to negotiate malpractice claims Published 05/24/2012 at 9 p.m.

  Lee Memorial Healthcare System leaders decided Thursday to establish an internal group with the authority to settle medical malpractice claims on a case-by-case basis for amounts not to exceed $4 million.

• 32 cases of flu-like illness reported at Bentley Village in North Naples Published 05/23/2012 at 6 p.m. 1 Comment

  Nearly three dozen cases of flu-like illness at Bentley Village retirement community in North Naples prompted public health officials to suggest restricted visitation from outsiders.

• Report: Number of children living with grandparents, other relatives, on increase Published 05/23/2012 at 6 a.m. 1 Comment

  More children with troubled home lives are staying with grandparents or other family members, usually without the involvement of state foster-care systems, according to a national report being released today.

• Laser treatment for cataracts arrives in Southwest Florida Published 05/21/2012 at 6:30 a.m. 3 Comments

  Computer-driven laser surgery is now done by Dr. Jonathan Frantz at his Suncoast Surgery Center in Fort Myers. Frantz said he is the first cataract surgeon in Southwest Florida to purchase the LenSx laser, which came on the market for ...

• Do you make house calls? For Lee Memorial doctor, the answer is 'yes' Published 05/19/2012 at 6 p.m. 3 Comments

  Hired by the public hospital system in October, Dr. Rabia Khan is heading up Lee Memorial’s House Calls program to head off Medicare reimbursement penalties and cuts that loom this coming October.

• Moorings Park in Naples reaches $1 million mark in student scholarships Published 05/15/2012 at 7 a.m. 2 Comments

  The Moorings Park Foundation for the continuing care retirement community in Naples reached a milestone this spring: $1 million in scholarship giving since the program began 15 years ago.

• Study: Florida hospitals exceed national median in Medicare bills Published 05/12/2012 at 4:20 p.m. 9 Comments

  The federal government is paying more to Florida hospitals to treat patients than it typically pays hospitals nationwide, with the state ranking third for highest hospital bills, a new study of Medicare claims shows.

• Naples' first concierge medical practice seeks bankruptcy protection Published 05/06/2012 at 6 p.m. 34 Comments

  The first concierge medical practice in Naples has filed for bankruptcy reorganization, blaming part of its problems on a longtime physician who was disloyal, according to court filings.

• Golden Gate Pharmacy closing at end of May Published 05/01/2012 at 5:50 p.m. 5 Comments

  Golden Gate Pharmacy is closing its doors at the end of the month, falling victim to changes in the business and likely sending customers to big-chain pharmacies.

• Attorney asks court to review Grekos case, reinstate medical license Published 04/30/2012 at 7:11 p.m. 1 Comment

  The attorney for Dr. Zannos Grekos is asking an appeal court to intervene in the state’s case against the Bonita Springs cardiologist and reinstate his medical license to good standing.

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