The design was a collaboration of physicians and nurses with the architect, Bethel said. To date, $24.3 million of the project cost has been raised through donations, according to NCH’s Center for Philanthropy. “I’m proud to say that NCH has always been a leader in providing quality care, and this new state-of-the-art renovation to the (emergency room) is another example of our commitment to innovation, technology and providing exceptional facilities for our community,” Hiltz said. Paul Hiltz, president and CEO of NCH, said in a statement that maintaining a “world class” emergency room in the heart of the community and with population growth is essential. The nonprofit system also operates freestanding emergency departments in North Naples and Bonita Springs. Lee Health is projecting a $20 million shortfall due to COVID-19 and is freezing salaries of its 13,500 employees. In contrast, the publicly-operated Lee Health in Lee County has put all capital improvement projects on hold except for an ongoing project at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers because of COVD-19. September was a good month with surgeries starting to tick up, said Phil Dutcher, chief operations officer.
One project on hold because of the pandemic is an upgrade to one nursing floor at the North Naples hospital. Other capital projects in the works at NCH include renovation of the NCH Wellness Center at Greentree Plaza in North Naples that will reopen next spring and renovation and upgrades to operating rooms on the second floor of the Baker hospital. 30 with projected revenue at $526 million and is forecasting revenue in 2021 at $568 million, according to McConnell. NCH ended the most recent fiscal year Sept. Ron DeSantis for patient and employee safety.
That's due to expenses related to COVID-19 and revenue losses, which includes elective surgeries being cancelled for months statewide at hospitals at the direction of Gov. NCH projects a decrease in net income of $23 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to spokesman Shawn McConnell. In its emergency rooms, separate triage areas are established for people who potentially have COVID-19. To date, NCH has tested more than 33,500 people for the virus, which includes at its in-house laboratory. The nonprofit hospital system has been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic in the community since it began in March by offering drive-up testing in the parking lot of the Downtown Baker hospital. NCH is the largest hospital provider in Collier County with a combined 716 beds at its two campuses and 730 physicians on staff. The entire project is targeted for completion in February 2022. Todd Bethel, systems medical director of NCH’s emergency rooms.įor this upcoming winter season when the hospital is busiest, the current emergency room will be operational along with 10 rooms from the expansion, Bethel said. Ultimately, the new emergency room will have 47,000 square feet of space that is designed for optimal patient flow with separate care areas depending on the level of acuity, said Dr. More: NCH Healthcare to acquire NDIC, combine it with radiology offices to form NCH Imaging The emergency room is on Fourth Avenue North. The Downtown hospital is located at 350 Seventh St.