A former patient of Lee Memorial Hospital says he will sue the health center after an employee photographed him recovering from life - threatening injuries from a motorcycle crash . The attorney for that patient , Dylan Meracle of Cape Coral , notified the hospital and its operator , Lee Health , of the pending lawsuit this week . In Florida , a plaintiff needs to file an intent to sue notice before filing suit against a government agency . Meracle lost his left arm in the July crash , suffered two broken legs and spent three weeks in an induced coma at the hospital , he told WINK News . He said a stranger , claiming to be a friend of a hospital nurse , sent him photos of his recovery . ;