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WHAT WE by Amy Lane
ALL NEED Director of Development & Major Gifts
TO KNOW Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Naples
ABOUT THE NEW
Q. The new building in Naples is incredible.
BASCOM PALMER Can you tell us about it?

EYE INSTITUTE A. The building was designed by Gresham,
Smith and Partners, a leading multi-
QA&INNAPLES disciplinary design and consulting firm. The
facility is 20,000 square feet and includes
22 exam eye lanes, imaging suites, physician
offices, an optical lab, and the soon to be
Ambulatory Surgical Center. It is a LEED-
certified building meaning it is resource
efficient. LEED certification means healthier
and more productive working environments
due to energy and resource-efficient
buildings, savings from increased building
value, and decreased utility costs. It uses less
water and energy and reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and because of the efficiency
money is saved. As an example, the elevators
use about the same amount of electricity as a
light bulb. The architecture is remarkable and
has a very contemporary feeling both inside
and out.
Q. What is the Ambulatory Surgical Center
and when do you expect for it to be open?

A. The Ambulatory Surgical Center occupies
half of the second floor in our new building.

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