For Wendi Murrell, life on Nantucket is about new beginnings. Visiting from London 16 years ago, she decided to stay. “I realized life here would be wonderful,” she says. At age 41, Wendi now has another new beginning—motherhood. But her pregnancy was deemed high risk, so when the baby’s heart showed distress during labor, the Nantucket Cottage Hospital obstetrics team sprang into action to perform an emergency C-section.

“Everyone in the birthing center made me feel so special,” she says. “In the years ahead, it will be wonderful to have Lylah’s ongoing care in this very special hospital.”

Primary care fills two essential roles—to monitor wellness over the continuum of life and to connect patients with specialists at critical times. In the current facility, physician practices are spread among various buildings, fragmenting clinical care and coordination. In the new hospital, the first level will be largely dedicated to outpatient practices and diagnostics, maximizing synergy between clinics and doctors, including specialists from the mainland. Reflecting our commitment to healthcare excellence for every age group and medical condition, your family will get the care you need, when you need it.