2 / 18 / 2020

NCH Launches TeleSANE Program to Enhance Care for Sexual Assault Victims

Through a partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Nantucket Cottage Hospital is now able to link victims of sexual assault or abuse with nurses specially trained in medical forensic care in the immediate aftermath of such incidents.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is one of six hospitals in Massachusetts to launch a TeleSANE program, which connects hospital clinicians and sexual assault patients with certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) through innovative video conferencing technology.

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2 / 11 / 2020

Saturday Morning Medical Appointments Now Available

Better Hours. More Access.

The Nantucket Cottage Medical Group has expanded its same-day and next-day medical appointments to include Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon. Patients can book a Saturday appointment starting on Friday morning.

These appointments are designated for everyday ailments and non-life-threatening conditions and are available to all patients on a first-come, first-served basis inside the new hospital at the physician practice area.

To book a same-day or next-day appointment, please call 508-825-1000. Saturday appointments begin booking on Friday morning.

1 / 30 / 2020

Monitoring coronavirus

Clinicians at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital have been closely monitoring the spread of a new coronavirus – first detected in Wuhan City, China last month – which has sickened hundreds and killed a number of people. Additional cases are being identified in a growing number of countries internationally, including the United States. Below, Erica Shenoy, MD, PhD, associate chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Infection Control Unit, offers insight into what everyone should know about this virus

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1 / 29 / 2020

Michelle and Bob Atchinson to Chair the 2020 Boston Pops on Nantucket

(January 29, 2020) Nantucket Cottage Hospital is pleased to announce that Michelle and Bob Atchinson will serve as the event chairs for the 2020 Boston Pops on Nantucket concert set for August 8th.

The Atchinsons, summer residents of the island who have been coming to Nantucket for 30 years, will oversee the signature event of the summer with a dedicated group of hospital staff and volunteers, producer Jon Rosbrook and Aisling Glynn’s ACKtivities, as well as vendors and special guests. The annual concert is the largest single fundraiser for Nantucket Cottage Hospital that brings thousands of people together at Jetties Beach. All of the net proceeds generated during the event stay on Nantucket to sustain the hospital’s general operations and its year-round commitment to the health and wellbeing of the island community.

“Bob and I are honored to take on this role in support of Nantucket Cottage Hospital and are excited to work with the many volunteers who make the Pops a special event for the community,” Michelle Atchinson said. “We look forward to doing our part to steward this great tradition and ensure that it continues to provide critical support for our island hospital.”

The concert in August 2020 will mark the 24th year for the Boston Pops on Nantucket event.

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1 / 8 / 2020

Celebrating the Year in Patient Safety & Quality Care at NCH

Quality

Patient satisfaction with the care they receive at NCH is a key metric which we track. Did you know?

91 percent of all inpatients at Nantucket Cottage Hospital reported that they were “likely to recommend” the hospital to friends and family during the last quarter of 2019 in which data was available. This exceeds both the state and national averages.

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