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NCH has been a trusted community pillar since 1956 and has experienced rapid transformation into an Advanced Community Healthcare System™ in Southwest Florida. Today, it’s recognized among America’s 50 Best Hospitals and a top provider for both cardiac and orthopedic care. As an independent, nonprofit healthcare system, NCH is committed to helping people live longer, happier and healthier lives — combining clinical excellence with a deep connection to the communities it serves.

As NCH entered a new era marked by clinical advancements and visionary leadership, the organization needed a brand that reflected both its momentum and its humanity. Alloy partnered with NCH to lead a comprehensive rebrand, from foundational research and strategic positioning to identity design, brand system development and execution in the market. All of it has repositioned NCH as a modern, confident healthcare leader without losing the trust it had built over decades of care.

  • Grounded in community insight

    Brand development was informed by qualitative and quantitative research, in collaboration with NCH’s internal teams and input from clinicians, patients and community members. By testing mood boards and early concepts through real conversations, the team ensured the identity reflected how NCH is experienced in practice — by those providing care and those receiving it.

  • Translating strategy into identity

    Research insights, audience needs and brand positioning were translated into a cohesive identity system that brought together both messaging and visual expression. The work aligned NCH’s voice, tone and visual language to communicate clearly across diverse audiences, balancing approachability with clinical confidence for patients, providers, staff and the broader community.

  • Designing a scalable brand system

    The selected logo became the foundation of a flexible, ownable brand system designed to scale across service lines, locations and platforms. Logo variations, color applications and graphic elements were codified into a centralized brand microsite, enabling internal teams and external partners to apply the brand consistently across print, digital and environmental use cases.

  • Measuring brand performance over time

    Beyond the 2023 launch, Alloy has continued to support NCH through a bi-annual brand survey. Tracking consumer awareness, perception and loyalty has allowed NCH to understand how the brand is resonating within the community and how sentiment evolves as the healthcare system grows.

As NCH evolved into a more advanced, system-wide healthcare organization, the brand needed to work seamlessly across hospitals, physician groups, service lines and community touchpoints, without fragmentation. Establishing a flexible, ownable identity system created a strong foundation for consistent expression while allowing the brand to adapt as the organization grows.


In moving away from traditional healthcare visual cues, our selected mark and supporting visual language positioned NCH with a modern, confident presence. From logo variations and colorways to graphic patterns and brand architecture, the system enables NCH to communicate clearly across environments and audiences while supporting the ongoing expansion.

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increased pride among employees
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position in market ad recall achieved

By aligning research, messaging and design into a scalable brand system, Alloy helped NCH strengthen trust, improve clarity and present a unified identity that reflects both its clinical excellence and commitment to community care.

The rebrand began with discovery across four lenses: the organization, its audiences, competitive landscape, and broader healthcare and cultural trends. Research included reviews of existing strategy and messaging, interviews and focus groups with executives, clinicians, staff, patients, donors, and community members, as well as sentiment surveys and competitive audits to ground decisions in real-world insight.

A brand framework before design

Insights from discovery informed a clear brand framework defining positioning, value proposition, messaging, voice, and narrative. This ensured the identity reflected NCH’s evolution into an advanced community healthcare system while preserving the trust and familiarity built within the community.

Identity built as a system

The identity was designed as a flexible system rather than a single mark. Logo design, color systems, graphic elements, and brand architecture were developed to scale across service lines, facilities, and partnerships while maintaining a cohesive and recognizable presence.

Phased rollout context

The rebrand wasn’t a one-day launch. NCH approached it as a phased transition across facilities and communications to ensure alignment and operational readiness. 

Don’t Just Take Our Word for It

"Alloy has driven business outcomes in our healthcare system by providing deep strategic communications to our C-suite and completely owned critical marketing and communications activities such as crisis management to corporate rebranding to digital recruitment. They bring fresh thinking about what’s next for our brand."

— Paul Hiltz, FACHE, President & CEO of NCH

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