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Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program

Naples Comprehensive Health
Naples, FL
Continued AccreditationACGME #1561114002J1J-1

Naples Comprehensive Health is an ACGME-accredited Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine residency program in Naples, FL. It has 2 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 6 residents in training. It reports 42.9% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $79,903. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
2
6 residents · 6 approved
PGY-1 salary
$79.9k
IMG percentage
42.9%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed

Accredited since 2021 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2023

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
3
Incl. faculty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match data pending

Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.

Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
43%
x
US MD
14%
x
DO
43%
x
Women
14%
x

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
13
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
4
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
2.2
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) is an Advanced Community Healthcare System™ in Naples, Florida, serving Southwest Florida with premier routine, critical, and specialty care. NCH, a locally governed non-profit, is recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s Top 50 Hospitals. The system is more than just two hospitals (referred to as the NCH Baker Hospital and NCH North Hospital) with a total of 713 beds - NCH is an alliance of over 750 physicians and medical facilities in dozens of locations throughout Southwest Florida and is the region’s only Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center. The NCH Rooney Heart Institute is ranked top 3 in the state by Healthgrades. NCH collaborates with the Hospital for Special Surgery for Orthopedics, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital for Pediatrics, and ProScan Imaging for radiology services, ensuring top-tier medical care is available in Southwest Florida. With the largest provider network, urgent/immediate care centers, diagnostic facilities, and two hospitals, NCH is always advancing the quality of care near you. For more information, visit www.NCHmd.org.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
676
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 1 worse
Readmission0 better · 9 same · 2 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 11 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$155K
Research
$0
Payments
68

Top payer: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($60K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
28,434
ED visits
102,542
Inpatient surgeries
7,179
Outpatient surgeries
4,527
Births
3,260
Daily census
401
Full-time staff
3,297

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Naples Comprehensive Health · Naples, FL

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Naples Comprehensive Health

Primary
Naples, FL676 beds

NCH Healthcare System North Campus

Naples, FL

NCH Healthcare System Sleep Center Airport-Pulling

Naples, FL

NCH Healthcare System Sleep Center Collier

Naples, FL

NCH Healthcare System PFT Lab

Naples, FL

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,459/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~33% of pay
Take-home$4,459/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,200/mo
State tax$0/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $79,903 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Collier County, Florida (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages
Median Income
$86,173
+$8k vs US median
Avg Commute
25 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Carl A Ruthman, MD

Program Director Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Program Director

Lori Ellison, MA

Educational Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Naples Comprehensive Health located?
Naples Comprehensive Health is located in Naples, FL.
Is Naples Comprehensive Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Naples Comprehensive Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Naples Comprehensive Health?
Naples Comprehensive Health has approximately 6 residents in training.
How much is rent near Naples Comprehensive Health?
Median rent near Naples, FL is ~$2,200/month for a 1BR and ~$2,750/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Naples Comprehensive Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 42.9% of Naples Comprehensive Health's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Naples Comprehensive Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Naples Comprehensive Health reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Naples Comprehensive Health require?
Naples Comprehensive Health does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Naples Comprehensive Health?
Naples Comprehensive Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $79,903. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Naples Comprehensive Health?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Naples Comprehensive Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Naples Comprehensive Health have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine residency program positions as they appear.