Your clinical practice at Lee Health balances a busy outpatient clinic with robust surgical and obstetric volume. The clinic at Medical Plaza 1 features 12 to 15 exam rooms in a brand-new, fully equipped space. A typical busy day brings 20 to 25 patient encounters, though new physicians start with approximately 10 patients per day during their first week as they acclimate to the clinic workflow. An experienced nurse works alongside you during that initial week to help you navigate the clinic systems and patient flow.
The patient population reflects Southwest Florida's demographics, including young families drawn to the region's growth, retirees requiring gynecologic care, and high-risk pregnancies that benefit from proximity to the Level III NICU. You will manage the full spectrum of women's health, from routine prenatal visits and well-woman exams through complex obstetric cases and gynecologic surgery.
HealthPark Medical Center handles approximately 260 deliveries per month across 19 labor beds, 18 delivery rooms, and 4 operating rooms. The facility operates as one of 11 hospitals in Florida certified as a Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center, providing high-risk obstetrical care with Level II and III NICU capabilities and neonatal transport teams. Golisano Children's Hospital, the only accredited children's hospital between Tampa and Miami, sits adjacent for cases requiring pediatric subspecialty support.
Lee Health became the first healthcare system in Florida, and sixth in the nation, to implement an AI-powered fetal monitoring command hub. This remote monitoring center provides a second set of eyes on every laboring patient 24/7. Trained nurses in the command center watch fetal heart tracings and maternal vital signs in real time, with AI-generated alerts flagging early warning signs for intervention. The system identifies trends in blood pressure, heart rate, and fetal tracings faster than traditional monitoring alone, allowing your team to reposition patients, adjust medications, or prepare for C-sections before complications escalate.
Call coverage runs 1:9 or 1:10 with 24-hour shifts only. When you are on call, you have no clinic responsibilities and focus entirely on labor and delivery. Two OB hospitalists staff the unit around the clock, managing unassigned patients and backing up the CNM team with C-sections. Given the high volume and acuity, most physicians remain in-house during call shifts. Leadership is working toward having two attending physicians on call simultaneously as staffing expands.
The clinical environment here rewards physicians who enjoy staying busy and managing complexity. You will have the technology, support staff, and specialist backup to handle high-acuity cases while the AI monitoring system and hospitalist coverage provide layers of safety that protect both patients and your ability to deliver focused care.