NCH Healthcare System

NCH's Success Story at HIMSS24: Patient-Centric Alerts Boost Physician Experience, Patient Safety, and Leapfrog CPOE Test Results

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Friday, March 1, 2024

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FDB (First Databank, Inc.), the leading provider of drug knowledge that helps healthcare professionals make precise decisions, announces the success of its collaboration with NCH (Naples Comprehensive Health) in Southwest Florida. NCH has leveraged FDB solutions to optimize medication decision support, making alerts more meaningful and relevant to clinicians while significantly reducing overall alert volume.

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  • NCH has leveraged FDB solutions to optimize medication decision support, making alerts more meaningful and relevant to clinicians while significantly reducing overall alert volume.
  • In transitioning to a new EHR system, NCH physicians experienced a shift in their workflow, encountering non-critical-level medication decision support alerts for the first time.
  • The medication CDS optimization initiative has also contributed to NCH's improvement in its Leapfrog CPOE test results.
  • This partnership underscores NCH's commitment to enhancing patient safety and mitigating physician frustration associated with irrelevant alerts.

Attune Medical® Announces Support of AF Symposium 2024

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Attune Medical®, a pioneer in the field of esophageal temperature management with its ensoETM® device, is providing significant support for the upcoming AF Symposium as part of the company’s corporate mission.

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  • Attune Medical®, a pioneer in the field of esophageal temperature management with its ensoETM® device, is providing significant support for the upcoming AF Symposium as part of the company’s corporate mission.
  • AF Symposium, scheduled for February 1-3 in Boston, Massachusetts, gathers the world's leading electrophysiologists to share, in a highly interactive environment, the latest advances in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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    As part of its mission to support education and enhance patient outcomes, Attune Medical is the primary corporate sponsor of the AF Symposium EP Fellows’ Scholarship Program and the dedicated Interactive Educational Program for fellows on Saturday, February 3 from 4-8 p.m.
  • The AF Symposium Fellows’ Program offers a unique opportunity to engage with leaders in Cardiac Electrophysiology during this exclusive four-hour session.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Appoints Joel Grossman, MD and Maen Hussein, MD to Executive Board

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Monday, January 15, 2024

FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC (FCS) is pleased to announce the appointments of Joel Grossman, MD and Maen Hussein, MD to its Executive Board.

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  • FORT MYERS, Fla., Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC (FCS) is pleased to announce the appointments of Joel Grossman, MD and Maen Hussein, MD to its Executive Board.
  • FCS Chief Executive Officer Nathan H. Walcker added, "Our Executive Board members have a significant impact on the direction we take and the decisions we make in this highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
  • Dr. Hussein is the current President of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) board of directors.
  • "Their willingness to serve on the Executive Board is further evidence of their commitment to delivering world-class cancer care in community settings."

Hospital for Special Surgery and NCH Healthcare System Appoint David L. Helfet, MD, Executive Medical Director of HSS at NCH

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Monday, July 10, 2023

NAPLES, Fla., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and NCH Healthcare System today announced that David L. Helfet, MD , renowned HSS orthopedic trauma surgeon, has been appointed Executive Medical Director of HSS at NCH, the collaboration formed to bring high quality orthopedic care to southwest Florida.

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  • NAPLES, Fla., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and NCH Healthcare System today announced that David L. Helfet, MD , renowned HSS orthopedic trauma surgeon, has been appointed Executive Medical Director of HSS at NCH, the collaboration formed to bring high quality orthopedic care to southwest Florida.
  • The pioneering collaboration is part of the transformation of NCH to become an Advanced Community Healthcare System™.
  • The two organizations are collaborating to design and build the most advanced medical facility for HSS at NCH, at the North Naples Hospital campus.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. David L. Helfet as the Executive Medical Director of HSS at NCH," said NCH President and CEO Paul Hiltz.

Eight communities in Florida's Collier and Lee counties become first to achieve Blue Zones Community certification in Southeast US

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

NAPLES, Fla., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Zones, LLC, and Sharecare (Nasdaq: SHCR) today announced that the Southwest Florida communities of Naples, Immokalee, Ave Maria, Bonita Springs, Estero, Golden Gate, East Naples, and Marco Island each have achieved Blue Zones Community® certification, marking the first places to earn the designation in Florida as well as the Southeast U.S. The certification recognizes the measurable success of Southwest Florida's well-being transformation through the implementation of Blue Zones Project®, a pioneering population health initiative that brings evidence-based best practices in built environment, policy, and social connection to participating communities.

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  • Each of the newly certified communities earned the designation by meeting and exceeding Blue Zones Project benchmarks in categories including resident and employer engagement rates, resident well-being scores, and community policies.
  • According to the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index , Southwest Florida's investment in well-being has contributed to measurable improvements and associated cost savings across its communities.
  • The overall 2021 Index score aggregated for Southwest Florida's eight certified communities rose to 72.2 out of 100, a gain of 3.6 points since 2015.
  • Through the coordination and commitment of partners, residents, and organizations, the communities have achieved incredible well-being outcomes during challenging times," said Ben Leedle, CEO of Blue Zones and co-founder of Blue Zones Project.

Matterhorn Fit and NCH Healthcare System Form Partnership to Deliver World-Class Health and Wellness Services to Thousands of Concierge Medicine Patients

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Naples, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matterhorn Fit, a leading rehabilitation and training center in Florida, announced today that the organization has formed a partnership with NCH Healthcare System (NCH) to provide world-class health and wellness services to thousands of NCH's concierge medicine patients. Matterhorn Fit currently works with over 60 professional athletes, 11 Olympians, and thousands of active individuals across its locations in Bonita Springs and Naples, FL.  

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  • Naples, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Matterhorn Fit , a leading rehabilitation and training center in Florida, announced today that the organization has formed a partnership with NCH Healthcare System (NCH) to provide world-class health and wellness services to thousands of NCH's concierge medicine patients.
  • The partnership with Matterhorn Fit provides NCH's physicians with the ability to offer their patients a seamless solution between pain relief, rehabilitation, training, and nutritional services.
  • "NCH Healthcare System is committed to providing our patients with the very best health and wellness services.
  • We are proud to work with Matterhorn Fit to deliver these services to thousands of concierge medicine patients," said Paul Hiltz, CEO of NCH.

NCH's Simulation Center Awarded a $1 Million Challenge Grant from the Schulze Family Foundation

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Naples, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center at NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida has been awarded a grant opportunity of $1 million by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.

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  • Naples, Florida, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center at NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida has been awarded a grant opportunity of $1 million by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.
  • To receive this grant, NCH must raise $1 million towards the Simulation Center before May 1, 2023.
  • Gifts of any size contributed within the allotted time period to the simulation program will count toward the Schulze Family Foundation challenge grant.
  • I am proud to invest in the Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center at NCH, said Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze.

Both NCH Baker & North Naples, Florida Hospitals Nationally Recognized with an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Naples, Florida, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NAPLES, Fla. November 30, 2021 NCH Baker Hospital and NCH North Naples Hospital have both received an A Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021.

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  • Naples, Florida, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NAPLES, Fla. November 30, 2021 NCH Baker Hospital and NCH North Naples Hospital have both received an A Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021.
  • The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients.
  • In the past two years, NCH has come a long way to achieve todays A grade from Leapfrog.
  • 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.

D.C. United Expand Ownership Group, Headlined by Multiplatinum Musician and Record Executive Yo Gotti

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Monday, September 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C. United today announced that the club expanded their ownership group with the introduction of four new owners, headlined by multiplatinum musician, record executive, and philanthropistMario "Yo Gotti" Mims.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C. United today announced that the club expanded their ownership group with the introduction of four new owners, headlined by multiplatinum musician, record executive, and philanthropistMario "Yo Gotti" Mims.
  • Along the way, Gotti formed his own record label, CMG Records, where he has discovered and developed the next generation of superstars, like Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg and EST Gee.
  • Kal Ross along with Jordan Stuart spearheaded the partnership between Yo Gotti and D.C. United.
  • "I was introduced to the game by my son and watched how quickly it has grown in our country, so I'm honored to join the D.C. United ownership group," said Yo Gotti.