Quality

Patient satisfaction with the care they receive at NCH is a key metric which we track. Did you know?

91 percent of all inpatients at Nantucket Cottage Hospital reported that they were “likely to recommend” the hospital to friends and family during the last quarter of 2019 in which data was available. This exceeds both the state and national averages.

By Denise Coffey / The Cape Cod Times (full story here)

The island’s first baby of the new year — and the new decade — is Bella Fix.

Bella made her entrance into the world at 2:02 p.m. Friday at Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

The daughter of Nicko and Amy Fix, Bella has brown eyes; weighs six pounds, three ounces; and measures 18 inches.

Bella’s arrival was something of a surprise. Her mom went for a scheduled ultrasound Friday morning, and she was born four hours later.

“My wife and I were both surprised,” Nicko said, noting that Bella was due on Jan. 18 but doctors felt it was better to do a C-section. “It’s awesome. Everyone was great.”

Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket (PASCON) is moving to the Anderson Building on the Nantucket Cottage Hospital campus from its current location at Sherburne Commons.

The PASCON office at Sherburne Commons will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18^th, and will reopen in the Anderson Building, at the former location of Dr. George Butterworth’s practice, at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23^rd.

We’re happy to announce that on Monday, Nov. 25th, both the main entrance and physician clinics entrance, as well as a portion of the new parking area at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, will be opened for patient access.

Patient parking will be available at the Emergency Department off Prospect Street and the newly paved portion of the main parking lot accessible from the new Prospect Street driveway, as well as the existing parking area off Vesper Lane. With these changes and additional parking spaces, the complimentary valet parking service at the Emergency Department entrance will cease, effective at the end of the day today, Friday Nov. 22nd.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital announced Wednesday that it has awarded $381,500 in grant funding to 13 non-profit agencies and other local organizations through its Community Health Initiative, which seeks to address the island’s most pressing health issues through collaborative, innovative, and sustainable programs.