Nantucket High School students enrolled in the new “Intro to Nursing and Allied Health” class visited Nantucket Cottage Hospital‘s laboratory this week. The class is being taught by one of our own nurses, Jessica Douglas. The students tested samples of items at the school such as a hall pass, a bathroom door, and their cellphones, for bacteria. The students also learned the basics of taking a blood sample from a patient. Thanks for the visit and keep learning!

Listen to Nantucket Cottage Hospital Board of Trustees chairman Kevin Hickey give an update on the planning process for the new hospital:

Instead of heading to a Boston medical facility, Harwich resident Richard R. Tilley recently traveled to Nantucket Cottage Hospital for his medical procedure with one of our visiting gastroenterologists, Dr. Douglas Horst. Mr. Tilley had this to say following his NCH experience:

“All aspects of my hospital stay from reception to discharge exceeded all my expectations. Your staff was professional, courteous, patient caring, timely and knowledgeable. In all my 85 years of hospital experiences, Nantucket is #1.”

Learn more about digestive health and gastroenterology at Nantucket Cottage Hospital by clicking here. 

Nantucket Cottage Hospital celebrated its longtime employees this week with service awards during its annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon.

President and CEO Dr. Margot Hartmann honored 28 hospital employees for their milestones and achievements over the years. (more…)