October was a busy month with regard to the planning process for Nantucket’s new hospital. On October 14^th, we began the schematic design phase of the project working with architects from Cannon Design. At the end of this process, we will have our schematic design for the new hospital with defined walls and functions. (more…)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital employees are taking part in a two-day Safety Fair this week to review all the safety measures in place at the hospital for our patients, staff and community. (more…)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital will host a public flu shot clinic on Saturday, Nov. 7^th for island residents who have not yet received this year’s influenza vaccine from their primary care physician.

The flu clinic will be held in Room 105 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, located on the first floor of the main building, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This clinic is intended for patients 18 and older who are unable to visit their primary care physician or island pharmacist, as well as those who do not have a local doctor. Families with teenagers and children under 18 years of age are encouraged to schedule an appointment with their primary care physician’s office to get vaccinated. (more…)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital will host a new weekly gynecology clinic with Dr. David Elmer beginning Tuesday, October 27^th.

“I’m very excited about being able to provide this service on-island that had previously been unavailable, and saving people a trip over to the mainland,” Dr. Elmer said.

This new clinic will cover the full gamut of women’s health care, from regular gynecology exams to consultations for infertility, abnormal Pap smears, or menopausal issues.

Dr. Elmer is affiliated with Cape Cod Hospital and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He attended medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, and completed his residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center. (more…)

The Emergency Department at Nantucket Cottage Hospital is where lives are saved and today, it was also where two lives were united.

Amid a bustling Friday afternoon in the Emergency Department, Tessa Sandler and Chad Denton were married, with doctors, nurses and other hospital staff throwing makeshift confetti on the newlyweds.

The couple had planned a ceremony for Saturday at the Brant Point Lighthouse, but Sandler’s 89-year-old grandmother Arlene Sandler had a fall on Friday morning as she was helping to prepare the flower bouquets and was taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital by ambulance.

When the family learned that Arlene had to be airlifted to a Boston hospital for further treatment and would not be able to attend the wedding the next day, they decided to hold the ceremony right then and there. (more…)