March 1, 2025 – Sarah Russell, MD, has joined the Internal Medicine Primary Care team at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, specializing in adult primary care. Dr. Russell is NCH’s newest full-time, year-round physician.

Dr. Russell is no stranger to Nantucket. She grew up on Cape Cod and visited Nantucket periodically during her childhood. She still has family on the Cape, making her transition to Nantucket feel like a homecoming.

“I find it appealing to practice small town medicine, with access to the resources that come with the relationship with a larger hospital network,” she said about coming to NCH.

Prior to arriving on Nantucket, Dr. Russell was employed at the Fortrea Clinical Research Unit in Madison, WI, a Contract Research Organization that conducts phase I clinical trials in drug development for both small and large biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, Dr. Russell spent five years at SSM Dean Health Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group in Madison, WI, where she practiced Internal Medicine Primary Care. Her career also includes a tenure in Brattleboro, Vermont, in an Internal Medicine Primary Care practice.

Dr. Russell said she’s looking forward to learning more about her patients. “I think that the history, listening to a patient’s story, is the most important part of the visit with a patient,” said Dr. Russell.

Dr. Russell’s academic credentials include a medical degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, now known as the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a residency in General Internal Medicine at Brown/Rhode Island Hospital. She is board certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

In her leisure time, Dr. Russell enjoys biking to work, even during the winter months.

Dr. Russell is currently accepting new patients. To make an appointment, call 508-825-1000 or use the Patient Gateway mobile app or patientgateway.massgeneralbrigham.org.

November 3, 2024 – Nantucket Cottage Hospital Hospital was honored as one of the top women-led businesses in Massachusetts, according to a list published by the Boston Globe Magazine on Sunday, November 3, 2024.

The hospital, which is led by president and chief operating officer Amy Lee, was ranked 62 on the list of 100 businesses statewide. The list was assembled by The Women’s Edge, a non-profit organization that works to advance women in leadership positions. It was featured in the Boston Globe Magazine’s annual “Women & Power” issue.

Amy Lee commented, “I am humbled and honored to be included among these tremendously talented women, particularly Dr. Anne Klibanski, president and chief executive officer of the Mass General Brigham system, who earned the number one ranking on the list.”

The Women’s Edge ranks organizations by examining a number of variables including their revenue, diversity, operating budget, number of employees, and innovative projects.

The announcement was made November 1 at an awards ceremony held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. The entire list can be found online, here.

August 23, 2024 – Nantucket Cottage Hospital recognized several individuals and organizations at its 113th Annual Meeting on Friday, August 23, 2024.

Craig Muhlhauser, Chair of the NCH Board of Trustees, welcomed Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Barbara Malone, and Chief Nursing Officer, Aimee Carew-Lyons, PhD, RN, to speak about the medical updates within the hospital and throughout the MGB system.

The hospital also announced its annual awards to hospital staff and community members who have made significant contributions to the mission of NCH over the past year, as well as welcomed new members to the ranks of its Board of Trustees.

To cap off the Annual Meeting, nurse practitioner, Annette Adams, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, was awarded the prestigious Seinfeld/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Care. The prize honors a staff member who has demonstrated exceptional compassion and care throughout their career. Annette was nominated for the past four consecutive years and awarded the cash prize in 2024. Judy Seinfeld, one of the prize’s founders, was on-hand to deliver the award.

Bruce A. Percelay Philanthropy Award presented to Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

• Over the past 22 years the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation has raised an astonishing $42 million for the benefit of Nantucket youth. Well known for its Nantucket Scholars program, which has awarded two full college scholarships to graduating Nantucket high school seniors since 2006 – and three scholarships in 2024, the Foundation has also made grants to over 80 island organizations that serve the interest of Nantucket children. Their Nantucket Professional Workforce Scholarship program is now in its 7th year, and has given partial scholarships to as many as 15 high school graduates each year pursuing education in a vocational field. This includes nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Phil Murray Organization of the Year presented to Boston MedFlight and U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod

• For decades, NCH has relied on Boston MedFlight and The United States Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod for getting patients who need a higher level of care to their destination hospital safely and quickly. “I think we are all familiar with the critical role MedFlight plays in transporting patients off the island. Somewhat less visible is that several times a year, the Coast Guard transports critically ill patients in weather conditions that are prohibitive for MedFlight. In those cases, NCH staff accompany the patient. Over the past year, thanks to leadership from Jennifer Wheeler at Boston MedFlight, the two organizations have committed to a new level of collaboration with NCH and each other,” said Muhlhauser. This has included collaborative training sessions and resource commitments that make the Coast Guard flights much safer and more efficient for both our patients and our staff.

Myrt Eldridge Volunteer of the Year presented to Catherine S. Ward

• Cathy has been a trustee at NCH for 10 years and served as Vice-Chair for several of those years. Not only is she a board member, but she volunteers in the hospital emergency department. Cathy is a long-time volunteer at the Hospital Thrift Shop, where she has served as President, and she is also serves as board member at The Community Foundation for Nantucket.

Sandy Craig Leadership Award presented to Pauline Proch

• Pauline has been an extraordinary leader in public service on Nantucket for over 20 years. In January of 2022, she founded “Our House, Nantucket” where she is the Executive Director. “Our House, Nantucket,” is a not-for-profit that provides a place for young adults in high school to spend time after school engaging in social, academic, and recreational interests. Pauline also serves as the chair of the Nantucket Public School Committee, a board she has been elected to for more than 10 years, and she also serves on the Nantucket Cottage Hospital Advisory Committee.

The NCH Board of Trustees welcomed four new members, including: Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH, MBA, Doug Karp, and Beth Tilney, and thanked outgoing Trustees Lisa Clarey-Lawler, Roberto Santamaria, and Cathy Ward.

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June 10, 2024 – Nantucket Cottage Hospital is pleased to award 34 Beinecke Scholarships totaling $60,000 to island students, Nantucket residents, and hospital staff who are pursuing education and training in medical and healthcare fields.

Open to graduates of Nantucket High School and employees of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, this special fund was created by the late Nantucket businessman and civic leader Walter Beinecke, Jr. in the 1950s.

The eligibility of applicants and scholarship recipients are considered by an independent ad hoc committee consisting of NCH and community leaders.

Beinecke, the man who founded Sherburne Associates and is credited with transforming Nantucket into a modern destination resort town, was a life member of Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Board of Trustees. The Beinecke Scholarship Fund’s origins date back to the early 1950s when his father, Walter Beinecke, Sr., made annual gifts through the hospital to Nantucket High School graduates to help them pay for nursing school. After his father’s death in 1958, Walter Beinecke, Jr. formally established the scholarship fund in his memory. Over the years, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has used the scholarship fund to assist several hundred island students further their education.

The 2024 Beinecke Scholarship recipients include:

• Alison Bamber
• Melanie Bamber
• Ciara Barnett
• Kameilia Barnett
• Amy Beaton
• Reese Burns
• Brooke Campbell
• McKenzie Condon
• Margaret Culkins
• Isabella Cutone
• Emma Davis
• Madison Duce
• Henry Dupont
• Emily Dussault
• Heather Francis
• Kimla Francis
• Sophie Gerardi
• Eleanor Goldstein
• Gretchen Hull
• Madison Iller
• Benjamin Ivone
• Mariel Jelleme
• Ioana Kalpazanova
• Caroline Knutti
• Adriana Lopez
• Amanda Mack
• Sara Marshall
• Nicholas Masereka
• Donnya McKenzie
• Sue Mynttinen
• Brittany Packard
• Katie Roche
• Maria Silva Marchi
• Sarah Trottier