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"THIS IS MY HOSPITAL" 

 

ThisIsMyHospitalAs the island's community hospital, it is the relationships with our patients that sustain Nantucket Cottage Hospital and enable us to thrive in the ever-changing landscape of modern health care.

This video highlights a few of those special relationships, as island residents share their stories about the hospital and how important it has been in their lives, as well as the need for high-quality care on Nantucket.

 

A big thank you to John Buckey, Bess Clarke, Rocky Fox and Harvey Young for sharing their experiences, and to Image Design Studio for bringing them to life. Click here to view the video.

DoctorsDay
 
DOCTORS' DAY | MARCH 30, 2014

 

Join us in honoring Nantucket Cottage Hospital's dedicated and talented group of physicians on National Doctors' Day. This nationwide observance is a time to celebrate the men and women who care for the health and wellness of Nantucketers on a daily basis, as well as the 29 consulting physicians who visit the island to provide specialty care. 

 

George P. Butterworth, MD 
FAMILY PRACTICE
 
 
Jock D. Lawrason, MD, FCCP 
PULMONARY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Faith H. Frable, MD 
EMERGENCY, FAMILY MEDICINE
 
 
Timothy J. Lepore, MD, FACS 
SURGERY
Margot Hartmann, MD, PhD 
PRESIDENT & CEO
 
 
Raymond Rocco Monto, MD 
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Richard H. Koehler, MD, FCCP 
SURGERY
 
 
Diane R. Pearl, MD 
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Margaret M. Koehm, MD, FCCP 
FAMILY PRACTICE
 
Timothy W. Tsai, MD 
EMERGENCY MEDICINE 

 
 
BEINECKE SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLEBeinecke

 

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is inviting Nantucket residents to submit applications for its 2014 Beinecke Scholarship Fund. This special fund, created by the late Nantucket businessman and civic leader Walter Beinecke, Jr., is intended to further the education and training of island residents in medical and health care fields by helping to finance their studies. The scholarship fund is open to graduates of Nantucket High School, employees of Nantucket Cottage Hospital and any other island resident who can satisfy the guidelines and requirements. 

 

The Beinecke Scholarship Fund focuses on six areas of health care study and training. Nursing is the fund's first priority, followed by radiology and imaging services, laboratory services, pharmaceutical fields, physician and physician assistant studies, as well as physical therapy training. Last year Nantucket Cottage Hospital awarded Beinecke scholarships totaling $30,750 to 44 individuals (pictured below). The recipients included 30 Nantucket High School graduates, seven staff members of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, and seven other island residents.

 

Beinecke, the man who founded Sherburne Associates and is credited with transforming Nantucket into a modern destination resort, 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.

 

Learn more about the scholarship and download an application here

Applications must be submitted by May 1, 2014. 

 

The 2013 Beinecke Scholarship recipients
HealthFair

 

HEALTH FAIR

Saturday, May 3, 2014
8:00 am - 11:00 am

The annual Health Fair, sponsored by the Peter M. Sacerdote Family, offers an array of healthcare services, including screenings, informational sessions, demonstrations and educational materials. Throughout the morning, Nantucket Cottage Hospital staff, island wellness leaders and experts from Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare will be available to meet with attendees throughout the main lobby and visiting areas of the hospital.
 
Offerings this year include:
 
Dermatology screening
Prostate screening
Glaucoma screening
Blood pressure testing
Body fat analysis
Postural, chiropractic screening
Glucose testing
Hearing screening 
Point of care lipid profile
 

Education sessions and information:

 

DR. TIMOTHY LEPORE
Tick Talk

MASS GENERAL HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Accessing cancer care on Nantucket
SPORTS MEDICINE & PHYSICAL THERAPY
Running analysis with iPad 

DIALYSIS
Preventing kidney disease
IMAGING
Tour our new, state-of-the-art MRI

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Learn about emergency response on Nantucket
INFORMATICS
Accessing the online Patient Portal 

OPERATING ROOM
Understanding orthopedic surgery 
PHARMACY
Prescription management advice 

PATIENT SATISFACTION
Learn about the importance of patient feedback
QUALITY
Learn how we monitor quality and safety
through our Safety Zone

MASSACHUSETTS IMMUNIZATION 
INFORMATION SYSTEM

Learn about the web-based immunization registry
SWING BED
Learn how to recover from injury or illness
on Nantucket 
 

 

 

Community organizations on-hand will include:

 

A Safe Place 
Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention 
Autism Speaks 
Palliative & Supportive Care of Nantucket 
Visiting Nurses Association 
Access Nantucket 
Access Nantucket 
Mentoring Youth Nantucket 
Bright Focus 
Swim Across America 
Family Planning 

 

PatientAccess
 
 
Nantucket Cottage Hospital's registration staff members provide quality care during patient registration and all of its support processes to patients, providers, and payers throughout a patient's health care experience. Not only do they represent the first impression, becoming the face of the hospital with the front desk staff, but they also serve as the key component in putting every health care visit in motion. It all starts and ends with patient access management and they truly do pave the road to success for our patients and our hospital.            


Established in 1982, National Healthcare Access Personnel Week is a week-long celebration of the people in the patient access profession. The date marks the anniversary of the National Association of Healthcare Access Management, the only national professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence within the field. The celebrations span the entire week surrounding the anniversary, April 5.

Join us in recognizing Nantucket Cottage Hospital's health care access professionals for their continued service to the island, our patients and the hospital by celebrating National Healthcare Access Personnel Week, March 31 - April 6, 2014.

 
A few of NCH's 22 Registration Staff
 LIB
LIGHT IT UP BLUE
Autism Awareness  

 

In commemoration of World Autism Awareness Day, thousands of iconic landmarks, buildings, hotels, bridges and retail stores join the hundreds of thousands of homes and communities around the globe that "light it up blue" to spread autism awareness. On April 2, Nantucket Cottage Hospital will join the the movement to shine a light on autism. 

 

Did you know ...

  • Autism now affects 1 in 88 children and 1 in 54 boys
  • Autism prevalence figures are growing
  • Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.
  • Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average
  • Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
  • Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism
  • There is no medical detection or cure for autism
Learn more about Autism Speaks and the resources it provide to island families. 
 
 
NewsBriefsNEWS BRIEFS 

 

TAKE A TOUR 

See first-hand why it's time to build a new health care facility for the island. Join our staff every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. for a tour of our building. You'll get a sneak peek into areas of the hospital you've never seen before, visit patient rooms and see our equipment. This is also a chance to ask questions about the old building, and what a new facility will mean for our patients. Call the Nantucket Cottage Hospital Foundation at 508-825-8250 to reserve a spot for yourself in our next tour. 

 


DR. HARTMANN NAMED ONE OF THE
 "50 RURAL HOSPITAL CEOs TO KNOW"

NCH President and CEO Dr. Margot Hartmann has been recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of its "50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know." Read the full story here

 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS 

  • Annual Health Fair - May 3, 2014
  • 18th Annual Boston Pops on Nantucket - August 9, 2014
  • Swing for Nantucket Cottage Hospital Golf Tournament - September 14, 2014

 

SUPPORT THE NCH FUND

The NCH Fund provides the annual support our island hospital needs to advance the health and wellbeing of all Nantucketers. Click here to donate

  
 
WHY WE NEED A NEW HOSPITAL
Do you have questions about why we need a new hospital on Nantucket? Visit nantuckethospital.org/newbuilding to learn why a new health care facility will benefit this community.   
 
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