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.
Lee Health to purchase NCH ownership of facility