NCH Healthcare System Updates for the Community

NCH Healthcare System continues to recover from the impacts left behind by Hurricane Ian and we wanted to share the following updates with media to pass along to our community:

Visitation Update
All NCH patients are now allowed 2 visitors per patient.

Elective Procedures Update
Outpatient elective procedures resumed today. Inpatient elective procedures scheduled for both NCH Hospitals are postponed until Wednesday, 10/5.

Operations that Resumed Business Today, Monday, October 3
-Vanderbilt Immediate Care – Hours: 9am-7pm
-Bonita Immediate Care – Hours: 9am-7pm
-Both NCH Wellness Centers (Downtown Naples & Greentree Plaza) – Hours: 5am-8pm

Operations that will Resume Business Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 4
-Most NCH Physician Group (NPG) offices in Collier & South Lee Counties will open tomorrow. Patients should contact their doctor’s office to reschedule any appointments that may have been canceled due to the storm. Likewise, NPG patients can also visit NCH’s Ian storm update page on our website for a detailed list of open facilities.

NCH Offers Free Virtual Care
NCH has partnered with Amwell to provide free virtual care services through October 15. NCH Virtual Care can be accessed online by anyone in the community at no cost, 24-hours per day, 7-days a week.
• Patients with internet capability can visit NCHmd.org/virtualcare and use the coupon code NCH (all capital letters).
• Individuals who do not have internet at home can visit the NCH Employee Medical Center at Greentree Plaza from 7am to 7pm and use the Wi-Fi and/or NCH provided iPads to make virtual visits with Amwell. The NCH Employee Medical Center is located inside the Whitaker Wellness Center, 2330 Immokalee Road, Naples.

FEATURED PHOTO Paul Hiltz NCH President / CEOThe NCH Healthcare System is a not-for-profit, multi-facility healthcare system located in Naples, Florida, and is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The System is more than just two hospitals (referred to as the NCH Baker Hospital and NCH North Naples Hospital) with a total of 713 beds. NCH is an alliance of 775 physicians and medical facilities in dozens of locations throughout Collier County and southwest Florida that offers nationally recognized, quality health care to our community. Our mission is to help everyone live a longer, happier, healthier life. For more information, visit www.NCHmd.org.

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