Hodges University is proud to honor Dr. William and Nancy Lascheid as its 2012 Humanitarians of the Year. The Lascheids are being recognized for their support of the community, for fostering hope in those afflicted by despair, for proving that the promise of tomorrow’s future never means forsaking the past, and for demonstrating the degree to which a couple can make a positive difference when times most demand it.

Hodges University, founded in 1990, has emerged as one of Florida’s leading institutions of higher learning and has been recognizing individuals who exemplify the spirit of benevolence and public service in its community since 1997. The Lascheids join a growing list of those honored for their philanthropic endeavors in our community. For a full list of previous recipients please visit the Hodges University… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic and Presenting Patrons, Mr. and Mrs. Vince Foglia, invite you to the Block Party, the Party with a Purpose – to Save Lives. The 9th Annual Block Party will be held at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

The event features a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner and entertainment by popular local duo Cahlua and Cream, as well as an innovative “Save-a-Life” campaign. Additionally, the Grand Prize Drawing winner will be announced and one lucky ticket holder will be awarded $10,000 cash. Proceeds from the event benefit the patients of the Neighborhood Health Clinic.

The Block Party is being chaired by Kelly Richardson, Investment Associate and Registered Representative with Northern Trust, and a dedicated volunteer at the Neighborhood Health Clinic. “We want to create an… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic is one of three charities that the fourth grade students at Calusa Park, Lely, Golden Terrace, Lake Park, and Royal Palm Elementary Schools can donate to during the 2011-2012 school year. If selected by the students, 100% of the student and community partner donations for that class will go directly to the Neighborhood Health Clinic. This is the fourth consecutive year the Clinic has been invited to participate in the program.

Although a committee selects the charities that can potentially be chosen, the students ultimately make the final decision on which one to support. The Neighborhood Health Clinic has been a popular choice, being selected to receive donations each year of participation.

Beginning January 2, 2012 through February 10, 2012, students are encouraged to bring change and hold mini-fundraisers. Students… Read more…

The Education Foundation of Collier County’s Men of Distinction Award honors men for their dedication and philanthropic service to the Collier County community. The Neighborhood Health Clinic would like to congratulate Dr. Robert Morantz, member of the Clinic’s Board of Directors, for being among the 10 men honored in 2012.

Dr. Morantz joined the Neighborhood Health Clinic as a volunteer physician seeing patients with neurological conditions. Three and a half years later he joined the Board of Directors. “I agreed to join because I believed it would allow me to have an effect on the policies and functions of the Clinic”, states Dr. Morantz.

Studies have shown that lifestyle choices are the single largest determinant of health status. Although he felt the Clinic was doing a great job of treating patients, Dr. Morantz felt… Read more…

The Community Foundation of Collier County’s Women’s Philanthropic Network named Nina Gray, Chief Development Officer at the Neighborhood Health Clinic, as a 2012 Women of Initiative award honoree. The award recognizes and celebrates Ms. Gray’s tireless efforts and diligent work for our community.

Ms. Gray association with the Neighborhood Health Clinic started as a volunteer in 1999. Over the next six (6) years her work involved outreach committee, speaker’s bureau, board member, development, co-coordinator of the volunteer program and co-chair of annual Block Party, the Clinic’s major fundraising event. In 2005 she was hired as Clinic’s first Development Officer, appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2006, and most recently transitioned to the newly created position of Chief Development Officer.

As a Naples resident since 1979, Ms. Gray not only concentrated on her professional career in the… Read more…

Influenza is a respiratory infection that produces fever, chills, sore throat, muscle aches, and cough. Symptoms can last a week or more and can be deadly for the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. According to the CDC, up to 20% of Americans get the flu each year. The influenza vaccine is the best way to prevent the flu and is thought to be 70 to 80 percent effective in temporarily preventing the flu of the season in healthy persons less than 65 years old.

• The traditional flu shot, which is administered at the Neighborhood Health Clinic, is an inactivated virus and cannot cause the flu.

• Flu shots work by causing antibodies to develop in your body. These antibodies provide protection against infection from… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic waiting room is filled to capacity. Some are here for the first time; some have been here many times before for treatment of chronic conditions. Anxious faces, not unlike others who routinely seek help from their family physician for a health concern, unaware of what the diagnosis or treatment may be. They work hard, have families, and have dreams for their children. The only difference? Many people are fortunate to have health care coverage; our patients do not.

As their names are called and they interact with the nurses and doctors at the Clinic, a calmness comes over them; they know they have come to the right place. They matter here. A smile, a firm handshake, a pat on the back, a reassuring word; they… Read more…

The 7th Annual Physicians’ Talent Showcase benefitting the Neighborhood Health Clinic and the Steinway Piano Society Scholarship Fund was held on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Sugden Community Theatre.

15 local physicians, the band “Throat Culture” and special guest Priscila Navarro (17-year old sophomore piano champion) sang, danced, played instruments and performed magic in front of a sold out audience. Also performing was Dr. Newell Falkinburg and Archie, his ventriloquist dummy.

Dr. William Lascheid, co-founder of the Neighborhood Health Clinic, was among the talented physicians this year, performing with Dr. Jan Forszpaniak, Dr. Joseph Lang, and Dr. Richard Linden on their ukuleles. Dr. Lascheid is self-taught on the ukulele, learning to play while serving as Battalion Surgeonin the U. S. Marine Corp MASH unit in Korea.

“The Physicians Talent Showcase has been a… Read more…

Why not spend $100 to receive a chance to win $10,000 while giving back to your community? How about that for a potential return on your investment!

The Neighborhood Health Clinic is excited to announce that Grand Prize Drawing tickets are now available. The 2012 Block Party Committee is offering a limited number of chances to win $10,000 and they are going fast!

Tickets are available for a suggested value of $100 each. The source of the funds for the award comes from the money received from the drawing with the balance to support the services provided to the patients of the Neighborhood Health Clinic.

The winning ticket will be drawn at the 9th annual Block Party held on February 18, 2012 at the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club. You need not be… Read more…

Jim Warnken joined the Neigborhood Health Clinic on October 3, 2011, succeeding Nina Gray, who continues to serve the Neighborhood Health Clinic by transitioning into her new role as Chief Development Officer focusing on donor acquisitions and stewardship, organizing and overseeing majorgift campaigns and grant writing.

 “I see a bright future for the Neighborhood Health Clinic,” said Warnken. “The organization, through the masterful leadership of Nina Gray and the unwavering support of the founders, Dr. Bill and Nancy Lascheid, has positioned itself throughout the years as… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic is honored to announce Arthrex, Inc as the Platinum sponsor for the 9^th Annual Block Party to be held on February 18, 2012 at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.  This will be the third consecutive year Arthrex, Inc has sponsored the Block Party but the first year at the Platinum level.

Since 1981, Arthrex, Inc. has maintained its original commitment to provide the finest quality engineered products and educational services for orthopedic surgeons.  Medical education is an integral part of Arthrex’s philosophy. With surgical training centers in Naples, Florida; Los Angeles, California; and Scottsdale, Arizona, they offer unique, personalized hands-on education taught by leading orthopedic surgeons.  Over 6,000 products for arthroscopic and minimally invasive orthopedic surgical procedures have been developed by Arthrex and are currently marketed worldwide.

Community involvement is a… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic would like to welcome the following community leaders to the board:

Sharon Hanlon, Esq
Ms. Hanlon is a member of the SW Chapter for American Board of Trial Advocates ( ABOTA); on the Collier County Bar Association Board of Directors (2007-2013), immediate past chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 20th Judicial Circuit; on the Board of Directors for Cooley Law School ; is the president of Thomas Biggs Inns of Court; is a board member of The Collier County Women’s Bar Association ( president 1993-1995), and The Florida Association for Women Lawyers ( FAWL); in 2010 was recognized by the Collier judiciary for their annual Donald Van Kougnet Lion of the Law Awared, and in 2011, was recognized by Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Woman Lawyers.

Ms.… Read more…

Every year, the United Way of Collier County hosts the Walk-for-the-Way to educate the community on the services and programs of 29 local human service agencies. As a United Way member agency the Neighborhood Health Clinic teamed up with Coastal-IT to participate in the 2.5 mile walk at the North Collier Regional Park on Saturday, August 24th.

After a performance from Barron Collier & Golden Gate High school marching band and the pledge of allegiance, walkers of all ages set off under a partly cloudy sky. Along the scenic walking path, volunteers handed out snacks and water to the participants. Nina Gray and Toby Tryfus, two members of the Neighborhood Health Clinic Heelers team where the first two walkers to complete the trail.

When asked what she like about the walk, Ms. Tryfus said,… Read more…

On July 7, 2011, the Neighborhood Health Clinic medication room dispensed 451 non-narcotic prescriptions in just six hours, breaking their previous record of 330.  Currently, the medication room dispenses approximately $246,000 (retail value) of medications per month.  On the July 7^th record breaking day, the estimated retail value of medication was $43,357. 

A team of volunteers work daily to secure donated medications from the pharmaceutical company’s compassionate medication programs.  The majority of the Clinic’s medications come from this source.  When unable to secure the necessary medications from the pharmaceutical companies or donations from medical offices, the Neighborhood Health Clinic purchases prescription items through a bulk purchasing rate.

There are NO controlled substances/narcotics in this facility.   

“At the clinic we are seeing and treating an increase number of patients each year with diagnoses far more… Read more…

You can feel good about your contributions to the Neighborhood Health Clinic, as an independent audit revealed 91 cents of every dollar goes directly to patient services. 

Founded twelve years ago to deliver quality medical care to low-income, working, but uninsured, Collier County adults, using a volunteer professional staff, the Neighborhood Health Clinic continues to fill the gaps in the healthcare system and provide hope and healing to its patients. 

Since its inception, the Clinic has seen over 12,000 patients and dispensed $9.6 million dollars (retail value) in prescriptions all the while maintaining a commitment to fiscal integrity.    

“We could not have achieved this goal without the support of our donors, community healthcare partners and the commitment of our volunteers,” comments Nina Gray, Chief Development Officer.  

In 2010, NHC provided 7000 patient visits to… Read more…

From its birth in 1999 in the kitchen of Dr. Bill and Nancy Lascheid’s home to its own building and a $1 million-plus annual budget, the Neighborhood Health Clinic marks its 12^th anniversary on April 12.  It is a year highlighted by the round number of a dozen, the silk anniversary.  Among the milestones noted by the clinic: 

• A total of $12 million in donated services from clinic volunteers.
• 12,000 patients since the clinic opened.
• 12 specialty clinics.

The Lascheids sat down and outlined the idea for a neighborhood clinic on a legal pad.  A one-hour meeting in the Lascheids’ living room was followed by another in February. With physicians, an attorney and an accountant on board and given specific assignments, the group had the clinic in operation on April 12^th of that… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic is proud to announce Physician’s Regional Healthcare System as a Gold Sponsor for the 9th Annual Block Party to be held on February 18, 2012 at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club. Physician’s Regional has sponsored the Block Party since 2006.

In addition to sponsoring the Block Party, Physician’s Regional supports the Neighborhood Health Clinic in a variety of ways. Several associates, including Dr. Carniero, Dr. Cera, Dr. Eichler, Dr. Roberts, Dr. Torres and Chief Nursing Officer Carol McConn volunteer their time at the Clinic. In addition, Todd Lupton, CEO, offers hospital and physician services to provide care for Neighborhood Health Clinic patients.

Physician’s Regional Health Care System’s mission is to deliver compassionate, high-quality health care services that improve the quality of life for… Read more…

The Neighborhood Health Clinic is honored to have had Mr. Louis Nelson, international designer and visionary, create the donor appreciation wall. The art work displayed in the front foyer consists of copper plaques woven into a copper grid frame. The construction of the donor wall was underwritten by Clinic donors Mr. and Mrs. Vince Foglia and Mr. and Mrs. John J. McDonough.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Nelson designed the 164-foot mural wall for the Korean War Veterans Memorial on our Nation’s Mall in Washington D.C. He has created, among other things, the stations murals for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PATH Stations, and has added clarity to information systems at places like New York’s JFK International Airport, the transit centers at the World Trade Center and the site of Ground… Read more…