in Bonita Springs, just south of the intersection of U.S. Patients will continue to see the same familiar physicians and providers and staffing changes are not anticipated.īonita Community Health Center is located at 3501 Health Center Blvd. Lee Health has no immediate operational changes planned at the time of acquisition. “We mark this as a new era of collaboration between our two health systems, and I look forward to finding additional ways to collaborate with Lee Health and other health care providers for the good of our patients.” “At NCH, we are driven by a patient-first mindset and a strong sense of community,” said Paul Hiltz, CEO & President of NCH Healthcare System. 41, as well as a comprehensive outpatient medical facility further south on U.S. While NCH will no longer have an ownership interest in BCHC, it will continue to serve the community through other nearby facilities, including NCH Healthcare Bonita, a 24 hour emergency center with imaging and physician practices on U.S. “This acquisition creates the opportunity for Lee Health to plan services between BCHC and Lee Health Coconut Point as sister facilities, clinically and operationally coordinated to meet the needs of this growing community.” “Changing to a single owner will place Bonita Community Health Center in a stronger position to better serve South Lee County,” said Larry Antonucci, M.D., MBA, President & CEO of Lee Health. At the time, South Lee County was beginning to grow rapidly but was medically underserved. It opened in December of 2000 as a joint operation of NCH and Lee Health with 50/50 ownership. Lee Health’s publicly-elected Board of Directors approved the purchase at its board meeting on October 31.īCHC is a 100,000-square-foot facility with physician offices, urgent care center, diagnostics and imaging, surgery center and physical therapy services. 4, 2019) - After almost two decades of co-ownership of Bonita Community Health Center, Lee Health and NCH Healthcare System have reached an agreement whereby Lee Health will become the sole owner of the facility. NCH will continue to review the COVID positivity and inpatient numbers to determine visitation modifications.Lee Health to purchase NCH ownership of facility NCH states that visitation plans are developed in consideration of patient, staff, and public safety, but also to meet the emotional and care needs of patients.
Pediatrics: All Hours – parents/guardians, 18yrs+.BirthPlace & NICU: All Hours – 1 visitor at a time, 18yrs+.Behavioral Health (4SE): Virtual visitation only.Brookdale Rehabilitation : Virtual visitation only.Emergency Department: Virtual visitation only, except for parents of minor.Critical Care: Virtual visitation only, except for compassionate care.General Units (Including COVID units): Virtual visitation only, except for compassionate care.Restricted visitation is effective beginning Wednesday, August 18, 2021. These hospitals will move to virtual visitation only with department specific exceptions as noted below. NCH Healthcare System announced today that due to the increasing COVID positivity rates along with increased COVID hospitalizations across Southwest Florida they will be restricting hospital visitations at both the Baker Downtown Hospital and North Naples Hospital.
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