Hospital & Community Spotlight

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s supply of personal protective equipment, or PPE, that our medical providers need to continue to care for patients. Hospitals across the country are facing shortages and we are concerned that our limited supply could soon be exhausted as this situation continues to evolve. Nantucket Cottage Hospital is appealing to the community for donations of N95 respirator masks, regular ear loop masks, medical gloves and gowns. We would like this request to reach our local contractors, painters, dentist offices, beauty salons, and any other businesses or individuals who may have a supply they could donate. These items are critical to protect our healthcare workers and patients, and will help us prevent the spread of any potential infections in our community.

If you are able to donate any of these items, please drop them off at the loading dock at Nantucket Cottage Hospital off Vesper Lane between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. seven days per week.

Thank you Laura, Chris, and Lorna for underscoring these important messages to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic while staying positive and having fun! Little Liam was the last patient in our old hospital – getting so big! Stay home and stay safe everyone. Thank you for supporting us.

(March 19, 2020) In response to the current events surrounding COVID-19, there will be a few changes with the operations at Dr. Timothy Lepore’s office. As an attempt to limit exposure, we are requesting only people with appointments come into the office.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is in full support of the Town of Nantucket’s decision today to declare a State of Emergency and implement a moratorium on all construction projects.

We live on a remote island with limited medical resources. It is absolutely imperative that the community takes the COVID-19 pandemic extremely seriously. We must do everything we can to flatten the curve of potential infections and avoid a scenario in which we have a surge of cases that could overwhelm our hospital and medical providers.

In these days and trying times, communication is very important. I wanted to reinforce things that are already out on our website at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Please go to there for current information and updates.

First, I want to say that I am very proud to be working with a group of individuals at the hospital and the Town that represent emergency services and preparedness. They are taking what we are facing right now extremely serious and working in great partnership with the hospital and it’s very much appreciated. But as you know, we are in an unprecedented situation in our community and our nation is dealing with a global pandemic, so I wanted to brief the community on what we have done here at Nantucket Cottage Hospital and what we will be doing in the future.