Gaelynn McGavick, Former AHA Counsel, Appointed to Naples Comprehensive Health Board
Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) appointed Gaelynn McGavick to its Board of Trustees, the Florida-based health system announced on Aug. 24, 2026. McGavick has a background in healthcare law and federal policy.

McGavick previously served as Washington Counsel for the American Hospital Association, where she represented hospitals before Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services. Before her time at the AHA, she practiced healthcare law in Washington, D.C., with the firms Powers, Pyles, Sutter & O’Hare and later Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld.
According to the announcement, McGavick's involvement with NCH began in 2022 when she chaired a community outreach initiative and later served on the NCH Campaign Committee. She holds a Juris Doctor from American University’s Washington College of Law.
- Org
- NCH North Naples Hospital
- GPO
- Vizient - Captis
- Status
- 261 beds
- Mara HammondChief Impact Officer
- Jennifer HartChief Culture Officer
- Erin RaneyChief Administrative Officer
- Bryan MurpheyAmbulatory Chief Medical Officer