NCH Healthcare System and CannonDesign architectural firm presented a preliminary design concept last week to city of Naples Design Review Board for its proposed five-story heart institute at the current site of the Telford Education Center, south of Downtown Baker Hospital.
The meeting followed Naples City Council’s approval in September to make hospitals part of public service zoning, which allows buildings to exceed the city’s three-story height maximum if needed.
In 2021, Naples updated its vision statement to identify health care as one of the city’s top four priorities. NCH CEO Paul Hiltz said the heart institute project fits with this vision.
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