Lee County health care facility sold, cutting 294 jobs

The new owners, in a letter to state officials, say offers will be made to retain "substantially all" of the employees.

By Louis Llovio
| 10:40 a.m. November 21, 2024
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Nearly 300 employees laid off at Lehigh Regional Medical Center transitioned to HCA Florida, the hospital's new owner.

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Lehigh Regional Medical Center in Lee County is laying off 294 employees as its owner prepares to complete the sale of the facility to HCA Healthcare.

Prime Healthcare Services, which owns the Lehigh Acres medical center at 1500 Lee Blvd. in Lehigh Acres, announced the job cuts and the reason for them in a letter to state officials this week.

The letter was sent to meet federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification requirements.