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Paul Hiltz, NCH President & CEO;
Dr. Sheeraz Quereshi, Co-Chief of HSS Spine and an Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at HSS and the Patty and Jay Baker Chair in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery;
Patty and Jay Baker, long-time NCH donor and NCH Board Trustee;
Bryan Kelly, MD, MBA, HSS President and CEO.
by Paul Hiltz, NCH President & CEO
ospital for Special Surgery (HSS) the appointment of David L. Helfet, MD, renowned HSS
and NCH recently broke ground orthopedic trauma surgeon, as Executive Medical Director of
Hon the Patty & Jay Baker Pavilion. HSS at NCH. While Dr. Helfet’s focus on orthopedic trauma has
Located on the campus of the NCH North earned international acclaim, he also specializes in hip conditions
Naples Hospital, the center promises to and is part of the Hip Preservation Service at HSS. He is
bring unparalleled orthopedic care to consistently ranked as one of New York magazine's "Best Doctors
Naples and Southwest Florida. in New York" and Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors."
The ceremony marked the beginning Under Dr. Helfet’s leadership, HSS at NCH will bring expert
of construction that will result in a state- orthopedic surgeons to the area to perform a wide range of state-
of-the-art facility on the NCH North Naples Hospital campus of-the-art orthopedic procedures.
that is more than 80,000 square feet in size. The center will Thousands of Florida residents are among the patients from
offer outpatient and inpatient orthopedic services, including more than 100 countries and all 50 states who have visited New
an ambulatory surgery center and imaging and rehabilitation York City for treatment at the HSS main campus. With the
services that will be jointly owned and operated with HSS. groundbreaking of the HSS at NCH center, these partners are
With the goal of funding this project primarily through private one step closer to realizing their vision of providing leading-edge
philanthropy, the new facility is expected to open to patients in orthopedic care to the community without necessitating travel
early 2025. outside of Southwest Florida.
Founded in 1863 and headquartered in New York City, HSS This groundbreaking marks an important milestone in our
is the world’s leading academic medical center specializing in quest to bring world-class orthopedic care to our community as
musculoskeletal health. HSS has been recognized as a top- NCH continues its journey to become an Advanced Community
ranked hospital for both orthopedics and rheumatology for 31 Healthcare System™. We are thrilled to be collaborating with
consecutive years, ranking no. 1 in orthopedics worldwide for HSS – the world leader in orthopedics – to make this high level of
the past four years by Newsweek and nationwide since 2010 by care available to our patients.
US News & World Report. Performing over 35,000 orthopedic All donations to support orthopedic services at NCH are
surgical procedures annually, they consistently maintain the matched by the $20 million grant pledged by the Bakers.
lowest complication and readmission rates for orthopedics in the For more information on how you can support HSS at NCH and
nation. This past summer, HSS and NCH proudly announced be part of this historic partnership, please contact the NCH Center for
Philanthropy at 239-624-2000.
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