NCH in the News

The Naples City Council unanimously approved adding language to the city’s public services zoning category to allow a “community hospital” as a conditional use, getting NCH Healthcare System closer to completing its plans to build a $150 million heart center. The building height remains in question, with a second public hearing to take place in […]

Paul Hiltz, President and CEO of NCH Healthcare System has been named one of the top 20 communicators in southwest Florida by the Southwest Florida Speakers & Trainers Association.  Read More > News-Press covers the annual top 20 communicators in southwest Florida list.

Local philanthropists Francis and Kathleen Rooney are making an $8 million donation to support the establishment of the NCH Heart, Vascular, and Stroke Institute. NCH Healthcare System plans to build the new institute on the downtown Baker campus and open by 2025.  Read More > Naples Florida Weekly covers the Rooney family’s gift to the

Spider-Man ‘swung by’ NCH North Naples Hospital, visiting several kids’ rooms and putting smiles on pediatric patients’ faces.  Read More > Fox 4 Now covers how NCH’s visit from Spider-Man.

Rudi Figueroa arrived at NCH in North Naples, barely able to breathe. His family feared the worst. With interventions failing along with his lungs, doctors with the NCH Heart Institute looked for a solution to save his life using ECMO life support.  Read More > WINK News covers NCH’s use of new ECMO life support

A seasoned family physician, Dr. Hiester is affiliated with NCH Physician Group – Vanderbilt Beach Concierge Medicine. Get to know Dr.  Hiester, who has over 19 years of experience taking care of patients with dedication, compassion and the highest degree of medical excellence.  Read More > ProNews Report covers NCH’s Dr. Erik Hiester.

The NCH Healthcare System is inching closer to the possibility of building a standalone five- story cardiac center in Naples.  Read More > Naples Daily News covers NCH’s plans to build a state-of-the-art cardiac center adjacent to its Downtown Baker Hospital.

NCH switched from Cerner to Epic as the system’s new electronic medical record platform. More than a million NCH patient records were transitioned to the new platform, including patients from its hospitals, outpatient and diagnostic centers and NCH Physician Group Practices.  Read More > EIN Newswire covers NCH Healthcare System’s switch to Epic.

A Naples man recently underwent a life-saving surgery that might not have been possible if it weren’t for a creative solution by the heart team at NCH. He is like many patients who present a great risk of going under general anesthesia.  Read More > WINK News covers Dr. Robert Cubeddu’s local anesthesia heart surgery

NCH is making a deep investment in ECMO machines to help critical heart patients. ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine, is one of the most advanced forms of life support.  Read More > WINK News covers NCH’s investment in  ECMO machines.