With construction progressing on the Hospital for Special Surgery at Naples Comprehensive Health North Naples Hospital on Immokalee Road, a $20 million matching grant from Naples philanthropists Patty and Jay Baker has been met, NCH officials said.
HSS at NCH, a partnership between Collier County health care system NCH and the Hospital for Special Surgery, the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health based in New York City, broke ground on the Patty & Jay Baker Pavilion in November 2023.
Patty and Jay Baker pledged a $20 million matching grant for the new 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art orthopedic surgical hospital and were instrumental in helping forge the partnership between HSS and NCH. Patty Baker serves on the board of HSS and Jay Baker serves on the board of NCH.
On Jan. 30, HSS announced a $7.5 million gift from The Kapnick Foundation to support the construction of the ambulatory surgical center that is described as “the centerpiece of HSS’s collaboration with NCH as they advance their mission to provide high-quality orthopedic care to residents of Southwest Florida.”
The HSS announcement said that the Baker Pavilion “will serve as a destination for comprehensive outpatient and inpatient musculoskeletal services, and will include imaging, rehabilitation and The Kapnick Foundation Ambulatory Surgical Center.”
“Naples is a special community,” Scott Kapnick said in the announcement. “Kathleen and I are excited to help make the vision of providing greater access to best-in-class musculoskeletal care a reality for those in Southwest Florida.”
Kapnick serves on the HSS board.
In the HSS announcement, Jay Baker said the “transformative donation is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our community. We appreciate the Kapnicks and their support. This gift will ensure that our residents have access to exceptional treatment right here at home, without the need to travel. It’s an honor to be a part of making Naples a leader in orthopedic excellence.”
The new hospital is expected to open this spring, according to HSS and NCH.
NCH Chief Impact Officer Mara Hammond said NCH has raised $40.5 million from 272 donors to date of the $76 million [in philanthropic funds] needed for the project. The total project cost is estimated at $118 million, and the balance of funding is from permanent bonds.
“The $20 million Baker Challenge launched in November 2023 and the Kapnick gift brought the total to $18.5 million,” Hammond said in a statement. “[Two] $1 million gifts from Verne and Judy Istock and Paula Jo and Robert Boykin pushed us over the finish line [for the match]. To continue momentum and strengthen community participation in this important project, Ann and Tom Stallkamp launched another challenge grant for gifts up to $50,000 each until their $1 million match is met, which has inspired more than 30 new donors to date.”
Behind the scenes of HSS at NCH
Justin Blohm, vice president of HSS at NCH, said the freestanding orthopedic hospital, which includes designs and equipment from Arthrex, will include the 20,000-square-foot ambulatory surgical center with five operating rooms on the first floor.
The remaining 80,000 square feet will include clinic space, outpatient rehabilitation, 15 private inpatient beds and five additional operating rooms on the second floor and MRI and CT imaging space on the third floor.
In late January, The Naples Press went behind the scenes with Blohm for a tour of the new hospital as construction nears completion, and this report on HSS at NCH — with additional details on the medical staff, technological advances and the role played by Arthrex, and the center’s business model — continues in the Feb. 7 issue.
