NCH Healthcare System



The NCH Healthcare System is a not-for-profit, multi-facility healthcare system located in Naples, Florida, United States. The anchor of the system is the two hospitals (referred to as the NCH Healthcare System - Downtown Naples, and the NCH Healthcare System - North Naples) with a total of 681 beds. The system operates walk-in centers and outpatient rehabilitation facilities in Naples, North Naples, Marco Island, Bonita Springs and Immokalee. In addition, the Community Blood Center and Community Home Care are operated by the system. Also, the Naples Diagnostic Imaging Center is an affiliate of the system. The system had 33,679 admissions, 99,851 emergency room visits and 4,370 births for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. The net patient service revenue was $454 million for the same period.

History
On March 7, 1956, Naples Memorial Hospital began serving the residents and visitors of the greater Naples area with 50 beds in its first building. In [1966], the hospital added 50 more beds, an emergency room and several specialized departments. Later that decade, several more departments were added including an Intensive Care Unit. The hospital expanded the original building in 1970 to six stories and began construction on a new, two-story building next door. This building was later expanded to six stories and was dubbed the "South Tower" while the first tower was called the "North Tower". Construction on the Downtown Naples facility continued in the 1980's and on October 15, 1984, The North Collier Health Center opened its doors. This facility was opened as a satellite facility of the main hospital. Shortly after, on February 4, 1985, another satellite facility, which included a helipad, was opened on Marco Island. Both of these facilities were opened and operated as 24-hour clinics.

In January 1990, North Collier Hospital (now known as NCH Healthcare System - North Naples) was opened with 50 beds at its current location on Immokalee Road in North Naples. The healthcare system as well as the local population continued to grow during this decade. In February 2007, the system expanded once again with the opening of the $64 million Jay & Patty Baker Patient Care Tower at the North Naples hospital. In June 2007, the NCH Healthcare System announced that they had signed a contract authorizing the sale of DSI Laboratories to the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp).

Recent Awards
In addition to earning commendation from the Joint Commission (JCAHO), the healthcare system has recently received awards from Healthgrades, Solucient, Premier and Greystone.net.