Naza Rodriguez

NCH Healthcare System in North Naples is strengthening its hurricane preparedness by installing AquaFence flood barriers designed to protect its hospital from storm surge and flooding. The system, which can withstand strong winds and fast-moving water, comes in response to past hurricanes that brought floodwaters dangerously close to critical areas of the facility. By implementing […]

NCH is using cutting‑edge AI technology called OrthoGrid to make hip replacement surgeries more precise and reduce complications. With over half a million Americans receiving hip replacements each year, even a few millimeters of misalignment can lead to long‑term issues like uneven leg length, limping, or joint dislocation. OrthoGrid uses artificial intelligence to analyze X‑rays

A Southwest Florida woman is calling her recovery a miracle after surviving a massive heart attack with the help of an advanced heart pump at the NCH Rooney Heart Institute. Despite living an active, healthy lifestyle, Samm McMahon suffered a severe STEMI heart attack that left doctors fearing the worst. Traditional treatments failed, and her

NCH is transforming lung cancer detection with a new robotic bronchoscopy system called the Ion, capable of reaching deep into the lungs where traditional tools could not. For patients like Sheila Wade—who lost her sister to lung cancer and is now facing her own slow‑growing diagnosis—this technology offers hope. The Ion works alongside a CT

NCH in Naples has become the first facility in Florida to offer a newly approved implanted device that helps patients with severe sleep apnea who cannot tolerate traditional C‑PAP masks. The device, called Genio, uses a gentle electrical pulse to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve, moving the tongue forward to keep the airway open during sleep.

A Naples woman is recovering remarkably after doctors removed a rare tumor using a minimally invasive robotic procedure. Marcia Snell spent weeks in severe pain before learning she had a schwannoma, a non‑cancerous tumor the size of an orange, growing near major blood vessels and organs — and likely developing for over 20 years. Instead

A promising new treatment is bringing hope to patients with advanced ovarian cancer. NCH is now offering HIPEC, a procedure that delivers heated chemotherapy directly into the abdominal cavity during surgery. By applying chemo at a higher temperature and directly where cancer cells remain, HIPEC increases effectiveness while reducing many of the side effects seen