(March 27, 2015) Nantucket Cottage Hospital primary care physician Heidi M. Larson, MD, announced this week that her practice is relocating to a new medical office located at Sherburne Commons on Monday, March 30^th.

“This move will allow us to better serve our patients, continue to build the practice and develop the relationships that are at the center of the medical care we deliver every day,” Dr. Larson said. “Over the past year, it has been a pleasure getting to know my patients and the entire Nantucket community. Primary care is central to community wellness, so it has been a privilege to be part of the team providing medical services to the island.” (more…)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital lost one of its champions earlier this year with the passing of William “Bill” Hays III.

Bill served on the NCH Board of Trustees for more than 20 years, was a founding member of the NCH Advisory Council and the Patient & Family Advisory Council. He was also as a strong advocate for the new hospital, serving as a neighborhood captain on the community outreach team until his death on February 25, 2015 at the age of 84.  (more…)

Phil Stambaugh had been waiting 40 years for the shot.

In September 2014, it finally happened – a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at the Sankaty Head Golf Club. And the shot just happened to come during The Swing for Nantucket Cottage Hospital, winning Stambaugh a brand new 2015 Jeep Wrangler courtesy of the hole sponsor, Don Allen Ford.

“It was more disbelief than anything else. I’ve come close in the past but to have it go in at the hospital tournament and have everyone around was special. Everyone on the course in the near vicinity knew what happened (because of the cheering),” Stambaugh told The Inquirer and Mirror.

Driving away with the new Jeep, Stambaugh decided to take his good luck and pay it forward. Stambaugh generously donated his Acura MDX to Nantucket Cottage Hospital for use by visiting staff and physicians.

“We are so thankful to Phil Stambaugh for this gift, which will be extremely helpful to our visiting doctors and clinicians,” said Courtney O’Neill, the executive director of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundatoin. “What a wonderful gift.”

Many families have their summer traditions on Nantucket. For the Roethkes, it’s coming together with family and friends at Jetties Beach for the Boston Pops on Nantucket concert. (more…)

“It is important for me to know that my family will have the quality healthcare they’ll need in the future. More than a hundred years ago when our hospital was founded, islanders felt the same way – Nantucket Cottage Hospital is an island essential.”

– Liz Winship, owner, Nantucket Looms