It was a very happy Father’s Day at Nantucket Cottage Hospital for Fausto Paniagua as he celebrated the birth of his daughter Eva.

Pictured here is Eva with her mother, Hercira Montes De Oca, and Fausto over the weekend. Eva was born on Saturday, June 18th weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. Congratulations and Happy Father’s Day!

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On Dec. 23rd we welcomed a 12th generation Nantucket native to the world at The Birthplace!

Avery Sandsbury, the daughter of island residents Josh and Jamie Sandsbury, was born at 6:48 a.m. and weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, measuring 19 inches long.

Josh shared with us his family’s genealogy book that traces its roots back to the 1700s on Nantucket. Happy holidays and congratulations to the proud parents!

Congratulations to Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Imaging Services Department, which recently completed an annual survey of its mammography program by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The survey measured the department against state and federal standards.

The Imaging Services team passed the survey, and there were no deficiencies noted by the DPH.

“This is a yearly survey, and it is another demonstration of our front line staff, along with the Massachusetts General Hospital physicians and support services, providing excellent breast imaging health care,” said Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Imaging Services manager Scott Burgess. (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…)