NCH Just Opened a Robotic Surgery Institute in East Naples — and Performed a Florida First on Its First Week

Naples Comprehensive Health has opened a dedicated robotic surgery institute at its East Naples outpatient hub, bringing advanced robotic surgical capabilities to a standalone outpatient facility at 7717 Collier Boulevard, Suite 201.

The institute offers same-day discharge for eligible patients, a significant advantage over traditional hospital-based surgery that typically requires at least one overnight stay. The facility features two of the most advanced robotic systems currently available in clinical use: the da Vinci 5 and the da Vinci Single Port platform. Both are manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, the market leader in robotic-assisted surgery.

The location at 7717 Collier Boulevard places the institute in NCH's growing East Naples outpatient campus, the same corridor that includes NCH's immediate care, cardiology, physical therapy, and primary care services, creating a comprehensive care destination east of I-75 for the rapidly growing communities in that corridor.

The institute's opening was immediately followed by a historic procedure.

On July 28, NCH performed the first single-port robotic abdominal wall reconstruction in Florida and the Southeastern United States. The single-port platform, the da Vinci SP, allows surgeons to perform complex abdominal wall procedures through a single small incision rather than multiple entry points, dramatically reducing recovery time, postoperative pain, and scarring compared to traditional open surgical approaches.

Being the first institution in Florida and the Southeast to perform this specific procedure confirms NCH's position at the leading edge of robotic surgery adoption, not simply installing equipment that other hospitals already have but pushing into techniques that are genuinely new to this region.

Robotic surgery is minimally invasive surgery performed with a level of precision, flexibility, and control that exceeds what human hands alone can achieve. The surgeon remains fully in control throughout every procedure, operating the robotic arms from a computer console near the operating table. The console provides a high-definition, magnified, three-dimensional view of the surgical site, a visual precision that is simply not possible in open or traditional laparoscopic surgery.

The clinical benefits for patients are measurable: smaller incisions, less blood loss, lower risk of infection, shorter hospital stays, and faster return to normal activity. For an aging, medically sophisticated population like Collier County's, where many residents are evaluating surgical options with high expectations for both outcomes and recovery, robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery represents the standard of care they expect.

The Robotic Surgery Institute is the latest addition to one of the most aggressive healthcare infrastructure build-outs in NCH's history. The $295 million R.M. Schulze Family Heart & Stroke Critical Care Center is under construction at NCH Baker Hospital with a 2027 completion target. The $140 million HSS at NCH orthopedic complex opened in spring 2025. The $350 million Van Domelen Pavilion for Women and Children is in the fundraising and design phase. The Naples College of Osteopathic Medicine broke ground in July.

A Robotic Surgery Institute offering same-day procedures at an East Naples outpatient hub fits directly into NCH's stated strategy: bring world-class care closer to where patients live, reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, and build a healthcare infrastructure capable of serving a rapidly growing Collier County population that increasingly expects care at the level of major academic medical centers.

For patients and referring physicians, the new institute can be reached at 239-624-7420.

Information sourced from Gulf Shore Business, NCH Healthcare System press releases at nchmd.org, and NCH's official Robotic Surgery program page.