NCH logo

NCH in the News

How an After School Race Changed Collier County Teen’s Life Forever

When Bernardo Barnhart was in fourth grade, he started participating in a Collier County Public Schools program called “Kids on the GO.” It changed his life.  Read More > NBC2 News covers Barnhart’s journey.

How an After School Race Changed Collier County Teen’s Life Forever Read More »

COPD Patients Breathe Easier From New Valve at NCH

Patients suffering from COPD are now breathing easier thanks to new technology in the form of a tiny valve.  Read More > WINK News covers the Zephyr endobronchial valve available at NCH.

COPD Patients Breathe Easier From New Valve at NCH Read More »

Best Buy Founder’s Foundation Gives Historic Gift to NCH Healthcare System

The philanthropic foundation started by Best Buy founder Dick Schulze is donating $20 million to the NCH Healthcare System’s new cardiac and stroke center.  Read More > Naples Daily News covers NCH’s gift from his Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.

Best Buy Founder’s Foundation Gives Historic Gift to NCH Healthcare System Read More »

NCH Receives Third $20M Donation for New Heart and Stroke Institute

Naples Community Hospital received a $20 million donation from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation for the health care system’s five-story cardiovascular institute.   Read More > Gulf Shore Business covers the third $20 million donation going toward the cardiovascular institute as it follows gifts from the Rooney Foundation and from Diana and Don Wingard.

NCH Receives Third $20M Donation for New Heart and Stroke Institute Read More »

Mujer de Naples pasa por milagrosa recuperación tras infarto y choques eléctricos

Se necesitaron más de cien descargas eléctricas en el corazón para reanimarla y los doctores de NCH dicen que su recuperación ha sido excepcional.  Leer más > Telemundo 49 cubrió la historia.

Mujer de Naples pasa por milagrosa recuperación tras infarto y choques eléctricos Read More »

NCH Making Breakthroughs in Helping People Sleep Better

NCH is experiencing a rise in referrals for their “Sleep Lab,” a facility dedicated to helping Collier County residents improve their health by getting better rest.  Read More > NBC2 News covers NCH’s facility that conducts sleep tests and evaluations to monitor a patient during a night’s sleep.

NCH Making Breakthroughs in Helping People Sleep Better Read More »

Celebrating healthcare professionals at annual NCH Service Awards

Health workers at NCH were honored Thursday evening for doing great work at the Naples Grande, and it’s all part of the annual NCH Service Awards. But this year, staff and employees were unaware of a special surprise, a new car.  Read More > WINK News covers the NCH awards ceremony.

Celebrating healthcare professionals at annual NCH Service Awards Read More »

NCH Doctor Saves Man Who Collapsed at a Naples Lounge

A Naples man was working security at a lounge when he went into sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed. And a doctor at NCH Healthcare System happened to be right where he was needed.  Read More > Fox 4 Now covers how Dr. Jose Valle, a pulmonary critical care doctor at NCH Healthcare System was in

NCH Doctor Saves Man Who Collapsed at a Naples Lounge Read More »

NCH Healthcare Expanding Marco Island Urgent Care Center

The NCH Healthcare System’s newly expanded urgent care center on Marco Island will encompass 24,000 square feet, with the second floor of 12,000 square feet left as a shell for future use.  Read More > Naples Daily News covers NCH’s expanding Marco Island urgent care center.

NCH Healthcare Expanding Marco Island Urgent Care Center Read More »

Collier County Suffers from Lack of Affordable Housing

Stories abound of people accepting jobs in Collier County only to find they can’t afford to rent a one-, two- or three-bedroom apartment, much less buy a home. That newly hired employee ultimately informs the business they can’t accept the job after all. The jobs-housing imbalance is so bad in Collier County that some 17.4%

Collier County Suffers from Lack of Affordable Housing Read More »