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Lee Health

Lee Health is a Fort Myers-based nonprofit health system with four acute-care hospitals and Golisano Children's Hospital, and the largest employer in Lee County, which converted from a public district to a private nonprofit in November 2024.

HealthTech
City
Fort Myers
Revenue
~$3B (2024)
Employees
17,000+
Founded
1916

Why it matters to the ecosystem

As Southwest Florida's dominant care provider, Lee Health is the anchor clinical partner and employer for health-innovation activity in the region.