Best Buy founder announces $1M match grant for hospital training center

The Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center at NCH Healthcare System in Naples has been awarded a grant opportunity of $1 million by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. The foundation is the charitable arm of Naples resident Dick Schulze, who founded electronics retailer Best Buy.

To receive this grant, NCH must raise $1 million toward the Simulation Center before May 1, 2023, according to a statement. Gifts of any size contributed within the allotted time period to the simulation program will count toward the Schulze Family Foundation challenge grant, the release adds.

The Herb Family Simulation Center, the release states, “is an invaluable resource that dramatically improves patient outcomes at NCH. Comparable to flight simulation training used in the airline industry, simulation training provides realistic clinical scenarios that allows health care professionals to practice new procedures and explore cutting-edge technologies, alongside providing a collaborative space for complex problem-solving and community involvement.”