Visitor Information

Nantucket Cottage Hospital recognizes that visits from family and friends are important to the healing process. We strive to create a welcoming, supportive and safe environment for our patients, families, visitors and staff while respecting the health care needs and confidentiality of our patients.

As of May 12, 2023: If you have a fever, cough, or other symptoms of infection, put on one of our masks to help stop the spread of infection. Please visit massgeneralbrigham.org to learn about the our health care system’s approach to masking.


Inpatient Visitor Information:  

  • Inpatient visiting hours are 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • Inpatients are permitted two visitors at a time
  • Those eligible inpatients may have one designated support person, in addition to their visitors
  • Support persons are not limited to the designated visiting hours

The Island Café
The cafeteria is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

TTY/TDD for the Hearing & Speech Impaired
If you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to use telephone equipment, we offer a TTY/TDD System to aid guests with special needs, 508-825-8360.

Interpretive Services
We provide interpretive services for most languages that present to Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

  • In-person: When available.
  • By telephone and video: We currently use Cyracom Interpretive Services which allows us to contact an interpreter in most languages and insures 24 hour availability.
  • For sign or ASL: We use either the video services or our TTD/TTY phone

Meet your Nantucket Cottage Hospital clinicians
across more than 30 different subspecialties: