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How we refer to things.

The NCH Name

  • We are NCH.
  • When asked, NCH stands for Naples Comprehensive Health.
  • Do not use NCH Healthcare System (only used for DBA legal name).

Our Roots
& Reach

  • We serve Southwest Florida and beyond.
  • We are based in Naples, Florida.
  • Limit reference to Collier County.

NCH is an Advanced Community Healthcare System.

Or an advanced healthcare system (lowercase with no TM)

Campuses

  • NCH Baker campus
  • NCH North campus
  • If NCH context is understood, NCH can be removed for abbreviation. (e.g., Baker campus)

Facilities
& Programs

  • Judith and Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center
  • NCH Baker Hospital
  • NCH Business Center
  • NCH North Hospital
  • NCH Medical Plaza
  • NCH Wellness Centers or
    • Briggs Wellness Center
    • Whitaker Wellness Center
  • NCH Rooney Heart Institute
  • NCH Wingard Stroke Institute
  • R.M. Schulze Family Cardiovascular and Stroke Critical Care Center (or “the Schulze Center” for short after the formal introduction of the name)
For all locations, visit the directory.

Our Care Team

  • Physicians are doctors who earned a medical degree and specialize in one area of medicine.
  • Providers are healthcare professionals who offer medical services and are not physicians.
  • Clinicians is a broad term for healthcare professionals who work directly with patients, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other allied health professionals.
  • We say “physicians” when referring only to medical doctors, “physicians and providers” for the care team, or “clinicians” to broadly refer to all who directly care for patients.