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HELP BRING BASCOM PALMER’S

AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER

AT NAPLES TO LIFE!

by Amy E. Lane THE FUTURE AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER IN NAPLES WILL LOOK
SIMILAR TO OTHER BASCOM PALMER SURGICAL CENTERS LIKE THIS
T he NEW state of the art
Bascom Palmer Eye Center Ambulatory Surgical Center.The need for an Ambulatory Surgery Center in Naples has become
at Naples is now open on very evident. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is dedicated to bring world-class care to the Naples
Tamiami Trail in the heart Community. With this new surgical center, Naples area patients will no longer need to travel
of our community. This magnificent to Miami for specialized surgeries and follow-up care. Bascom Palmer is bringing nationally
20,000 square foot facility designed by acclaimed high-quality surgeons to you. These surgeons specialize in retinal detachments,
Gresham Smith & Partners is home to pediatric retinal procedures, corneal transplants, cataracts, adult and pediatric glaucoma,
a full-time dedicated team of doctors strabismus, oculoplastics and other surgical conditions.
including Stephen G. Schwartz, M.D.,
M.B.A, Allister G. Gibbons, M.D., The Sight Savers Campaign is currently under way seeking to raise $2 million in
William, Smiddy, M.D., Cory M. private donations to fully equip this surgical center. Timely support will ensure that skilled
Collier, O.D., Jaclyn Kovach, M.D. and ophthalmologists have the instruments and equipment necessary to provide convenient sight-
Victor M. Villegas, M.D. This team saving surgery and follow-up care to the Naples Community. The Ambulatory Surgical Center
is committed to the protection and will occupy half of the second floor of the new Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Naples equaling
preservation of the treasured gift of 5,000 square feet. There will be six patient surgical preparation areas and recovery bays with two
sight and it is their mission to serve our operating rooms. A comfortable family surgical waiting lounge is available for loved ones.
community by enhancing the quality
of life by improving sight, preventing If interested in supporting the Sight Savers Campaign you can contact the Bascom Palmer
blindness, and advancing ophthalmic Eye Institute at Naples directly by calling 239.659.3986 or email alane@miami.edu. Our
knowledge through compassionate Development team located here in Naples can assist you. Giving the gift of sight is one of the
patient care, innovative vision research most meaningful and long lasting gifts we can ever give. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is
and education. In addition to this the department of ophthalmology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of
incredible team of Naples doctors, Medicine. It is a 501(c)(3) organization, tax ID 59-0624458.
a team of full-time Bascom Palmer
faculty members are traveling to Naples Dr. Jaclyn Kovach was the contributing writer for January’s article titles Diabetes.We apologize
on a regular basis from our eye centers to Dr. Kovach and Bascom Palmer for the error on our part in printing the incorrect byline.
in Miami, Palm Beach Gardens and
Plantation.

“Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has
set a global standard for excellence and
innovation in eye care – a standard we
are pleased to continue to expand in
Southwest Florida.For 12 years in a row,
we have been ranked the #1 program in
ophthalmology in the United States,
and the compassionate care of our
patients inspires us to continually reach
higher and excel in all that we do.”

-Eduardo C. Alfonso, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Bascom Palmer
Eye Institute

The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
here in Naples is also home to a future

66 Life in Naples | February 2016