NCH Nurse Manager Kim Patten, second from right, with her family at the 40 Under 40 awards reception

Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Medical/Surgical and Infusion Services Nurse Manager Kimberlee Patten has been recognized by Cape & Plymouth Business magazine with one of its “40 Under 40” awards, which recognize the region’s top young business leaders who excel  in their industry and show dynamic leadership.

The program honors distinguished business people under the age of 40 who have made a mark in our region at an extraordinarily young age. (more…)

To the Nantucket Community,

The members of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital medical staff were pleased with the community response and turnout for the Nantucket Opioid Symposium on May 9^th. We were represented on the panel by Dr. Tim Lepore, and appreciate that the island community is confronting this important issue.

As physicians, we are all concerned about the potential impact prescription opioids can have on our patients, while at the same time we recognize the benefits of these drugs in managing pain when used responsibly. (more…)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is saying goodbye today to one of the longtime members of its clinical team, nurse manager Charlene Chadwick.

After 29 years at NCH, Charlene is stepping down from her position as manager of the hospital’s outpatient infusion services, dialysis and infection control, to complete her master’s degree in nursing administration, and spend more time with her family. (more…)

National Nurses Week runs from May 6 through May 12 

“As President and CEO of Nantucket Cottage Hospital and a former emergency department physician, I’ve personally witnessed the talents and compassion of the NCH nursing staff.

These men and women are the backbone of this hospital, and are here 24/7 to care for our patients. Whether it’s in the operating room, on the medical/surgical floor, in the delivery room, the Emergency Department, or in our physician offices, the NCH nurses consistently go above and beyond what is expected of them to improve the lives of our patients.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital honored the recipients of the annual Partners in Excellence awards, which recognize superlative performance throughout the Partners HealthCare system, during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon in the Founders Building.

This year’s individual award winners were Annette Adams, the NCH day charge nurse, and Kim Patten, the nurse manager for the NCH medical-surgical department. The team award went to Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy Associates of NCH, including: Kelly Facteau, manager, Pedro Amaral, Janice Dougherty, Jameson Heise, Julia Heise, Elizabeth Larrabee, Jaimee Lavin, Taneisha Lewis, Karin MacLellan, Olga, Malahova, Louis Sager. (more…)