Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s nursing staff has been nominated for recognition in the Boston Globe’s 2016 “Salute to Nurses” special edition! Read the full nomination below:

The nursing staff at Nantucket Cottage Hospital is truly exceptional. In caring for my elderly father these past few years, they displayed compassion, respect, and competence. The nurses made sure my father was comfortable and kept me informed of his status and plan of care. As a nurse myself, I also am part of the nursing faculty at UMass Lowell, so I truly appreciate exceptional nursing that cares for the body and soul.

Although I had been with my father for many days before he died this winter, I missed his death by one hour. It was a nurse who was with him when he died, who said prayers, and who told me it was the most comfortable death she had seen. All the nurses helped me cope, ,and I will be forever indebted to them. This nursing staff is truly a perfect vision of nursing practice.

—Nominated by Alison Stone Basmajian

Today marks National IV Nurses Day. Established 35 years ago, IV Nurse Day is meaningful for the infusion nurse professionals who have dedicated their lives to providing their patients with the best care possible.

As the official IV Nurse Day proclamation reads, “recognition is long overdue for the nurses who practice IV therapy.”

Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Infusion Nurses are, from left to right, Gretchenn Buchmann, Kristen Chenard and Amanda Troy. Click here to learn more about the services these nurses provide at NCH.

Best wishes to our very own Dr. Margot Hartmann who will be having knee surgery here at Nantucket Cottage Hospital this morning to repair a patellar (kneecap) fracture. Dr. Hartmann’s surgery will be performed by the hospital’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rocco Monto.

Dr. Hartmann, President & CEO of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, is pictured here on the right with her mother.

Congratulations to Nantucket Cottage Hospital maternity nurse Jessica Douglas, who was named the “Teacher of the Month” at Nantucket High School for January.

In addition to her work at The Birthplace at NCH, Jessica has been teaching the new Nursing & Allied Health class at the high school this year, introducing island students to the health care fields. The curriculm has included numerous guest speakers from Nantucket Cottage Hospital, and several field trips to the hospital’s Imaging, Laboratory and other departments.  (more…)

Becker’s Hospital Review has named Nantucket Cottage Hospital President and CEO Dr. Margot Hartmann one of the “130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know” for 2015!

Dr. Hartmann has led Nantucket Cottage Hospital for the last five years. Her healthcare career also included more than 10 years as an emergency department physician at NCH. As CEO, Dr. Hartmann has led the hospital through a financial turnaround, and she is now trying to help NCH build a new hospital.

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