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Wynn Family Foundation

Makes $1 Million Gift to NCH

in Support of Enhanced Cardiac Care
in Naples

by Paul Hiltz, FACHE
am excited to say that the Wynn family, Their generosity will have a significant impact on the health
I and well-being of residents in Naples and the surrounding areas
whose ancestors were some of the very
for generations to come by helping to offset the costs of the new
first settlers of Naples, Florida, has
announced a $1 million gift in support of proposed, five-story facility planned as the hub for enhanced
enhanced cardiac care at the NCH Baker cardiac, vascular, and stroke services in Southwest Florida. NCH
Hospital. The donation is intended to help has been working tirelessly with city officials and meeting with
NCH provide the best possible care for neighbors nearest the site for input to make the center better for
patients with cardiac conditions, and it will go all. If NCH receives city approval, groundbreaking for the new site
towards building the new proposed cardiac and stroke facility on could be as early as Winter 2024.
the downtown campus. NCH is already a leading provider of cardiac care in America,
Michael Wynn, the President of Sunshine Ace Hardware and being named as a top 100 hospital in the nation for cardiac care for
Chairman of the Wynn Companies, is a current board member of eight years running. The Wynn family donation will help to ensure
the NCH Healthcare System and a long-time supporter of Naples’ that NCH remains at the forefront of medical innovation while
first hospital. The Wynn family has a long-standing commitment making certain that the highest quality of care will be available at
to supporting a variety of initiatives in the Naples community, and NCH for patients with heart and stroke conditions.
this latest donation builds on their legacy of giving. This donation We are incredibly grateful for the Wynn family's generosity
by the Wynn Family represents the largest single gift the family and commitment to supporting elevated healthcare initiatives
has made to date. The Wynn’s history in Naples began in Naples in in our community. Their donation will have a profound impact
1938 when Peter Parley and Vida Wynn purchased the Bay Dock on our ability to provide the best possible care for patients with
Hotel and grocery store near the city docks. Later, Don Wynn cardiac conditions, and we are honored to have their support. Their
opened Naples’ first modern grocery store, Wynn’s Market, on contribution will make a significant difference in the lives of many.
th
5 Ave, and in 1958 he converted the original building into a full- For information about the planned facility for cardiac and stroke
line hardware store-Sunshine Hardware. Today, Wynn’s Market care, or to learn more on how you can support NCH,
operates two locations, one in downtown Naples and a satellite visit https://nchmd.org/critical-care/
location in Key Largo. Sunshine Ace Hardware is one of the top
10 purchasers from Ace Hardware nationally with locations from
Tampa to Marco Island. Wynn Properties owns/manages family
real estate assets in Lee and Collier Counties, including
Fifth Avenue.

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