The NCH Community Blood Center is a vital, non-profit medical utility operated as an affiliate of Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) that serves as the primary supplier of life-saving blood and blood products to local hospitals. Operating under the localized mandate that “what’s collected here, stays here,” 100% of the blood, plasma, and platelet donations gathered by the center remain within the Southwest Florida community to directly benefit regional trauma victims, surgical patients, and individuals fighting cancer or chronic illness. In addition to deploying a fleet of signature blue-and-white Community Bloodmobiles for mobile donation drives at regional businesses, clubs, and schools, the center runs a state-of-the-art branch office on the first floor of the NCH Business Center on Immokalee Road.

The NCH Safe & Healthy Children’s Coalition of Collier County is a data-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and community partnership sponsored by Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) that is dedicated to reducing accidental childhood injuries and fatalities. Founded in 2010, the coalition unites more than 70 public, private, and civic organizations—including regional law enforcement, fire districts, and schools—to target the leading preventable health threats to local youth. The organization concentrates its resources on three primary pillars: drowning prevention (utilizing its signature “Layers of Protection” and “Kids Don’t Float” life jacket loaner stands), safe infant sleep (to reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome/SUIDS), and combating childhood obesity through physical fitness and nutritional advocacy.

The NCH Stroke Warriors Support Group is a dedicated community outreach initiative operated by Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) to provide free emotional encouragement, educational resources, and social connection for stroke survivors and their caregivers in Collier County. Overseen by clinical experts from NCH’s Wingard Stroke Institute—the only Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center in the region—the group meets periodically at the NCH Baker Hospital Telford Building and the NCH North Naples Campus Brookdale Building. The meetings offer a safe space for families to share recovery experiences, build long-term resilience, and learn about the latest neurological therapies and stroke-prevention strategies directly from visiting healthcare advocates.

The NCH Walk Club—commonly integrated through the specialized fitness programming at the NCH Wellness Centers—is a community-focused preventative health initiative operated by Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) to promote cardiovascular fitness, active aging, and social connection in Collier County. Drawing on the hospital system’s broader commitment to lifestyle medicine, the walking classes and groups utilize outdoor venues—such as area parks and local beaches—to guide participants through low-impact cardio workouts designed to be gentle on joints while building stamina. Managed by certified fitness instructors from NCH’s Briggs and Whitaker wellness facilities, these outdoor walking networks serve as an accessible entry point for residents looking to lower blood pressure, manage stress, and transition into structured exercise routines under a trusted healthcare umbrella.

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The Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center is a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary medical training facility operated by Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) at its Downtown Baker Hospital campus in Naples, Florida. Spanning over 12,000 square feet, it stands as Southwest Florida’s only comprehensive healthcare simulation center not tethered directly to an academic university. Built by local contractor DeAngelis Diamond and fully accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), the facility features five high-tech simulation rooms, two fully functional operating rooms, an advanced procedural skills lab, an Anatomage virtual dissection table, and an interactive virtual reality (VR) immersive room. The center allows area doctors, nurses, medical residents, and local first responders to practice high-stress clinical scenarios and perfect complex surgical techniques using high-fidelity, lifelike manikins in a risk-free, futuristic learning environment.