NCH IN THE NEWS  

NCH Pharmacy Manager Highlighted in Prevention.com

      May 2013

      Dave Small, RPh is featured in Preventon.com's slideshow "12 Ways to

      Spring Clean Your Health," discussing helpful hints to de-clutter our medicine

      cabinets. Click here to see the slideshow.

 

NCH Names New Medical Chief

      April 4, 2013

      Dr. Jock Lawrason is named chief medical officer and co-director of the

      Emergency Department. Click here for the article

 

Dr. Richard Koehler Brings Laparoscopic Surgery

to Nantucket

      March 11, 2013

      Dr. Richard Koehler, an experienced surgeon with over 20 years of

      experience, offers laparoscopic surgery to Nantucket patients. Click here for

      the article.

 

 

NCH Medical Director, Dr. Timothy Lepore, Among Researchers Who Discovered New Tick-borne Disease

      January 17, 2013

      Dr. Lepore is among a team of physicians and experts to discover a

      bacterium known as Borrelia miyamotoi. Click here for the article

 

 

 

 

NCH Telemedicine Fills Physician Recruitment Gaps

    January 16 , 2013

     Profiled by Becker's Hospital Review, NCH's telemedicine program fills the

     physician recruitment gap. Click here for the article

 

NCH Ranked Among the Best Hospitals in New England, as Rated by Patients

    January 7 , 2013

     As rated by patients, Nantucket Cottage Hospital scores #10 out of 176

     hospitals throughout New England. See the ratings here

 

Nantucket Resident Challenges Community with $250,000 Matching Gift

     December 6, 2012

     Longtime Nantucket resident Roy Flanders makes a one-for-one matching gift

     to Nantucket Cottage Hospital, up to $250,000. Click here for the article

 

Hospital Thrift Shop Raises $176,000 in 2012

     December 6, 2012

     The Hospital Trift Shop makes a record year-end donation.

     Click here for the article

 

Hospital Meets Budget for First Time in Years

     December 6, 2012

     Nantucket Cottage Hospital surpassed its budget goal for fiscal year 2012.

     Click here for the article

 

Dr. Margot Hartmann

N Magazine's Person of the Year

     Winter 2012

     Hospital President & CEO, Dr. Margot Hartmann, is named Nantucket

     Magazine's Person of the Year. Click here for the article

 

Dr. Nicole Steinmuller Cares for Nantucket's Families

     Winter 2012

     Family physician Dr. Nicole Steinmuller is featured in N Magainze's Winter

     2012 edition as she begins her tenure at NCH. Click here for the article

 

With Telemedicine as Bridge,

No Hospital is an Island

     October 8, 2012

     Nantucket Cottage Hospital's telemedicine program is highlighted in
     The New York Times. Click here for the article

 

Electronic Health Record System Launches at NCH

    September 20, 2012

     Major technological advances continue at NCH, with implementaiton of the

     hospital's new electronic health record system. Click here for the article

 

NCH Adds Two New Doctors to Year-Round Staff

   September 6, 2012

    Hospital responds to community need with the addition of Dr. Richard Koehler

    and Dr. Nicole Steinmuller to year-round staff. Click here for the article

 

Dr. Joseph Garasic - The Heart of the Matter

   August 2012

    Dr. Joseph Garasic, a visiting cardiologist from Massachusetts General Hospital,

    is featured in N Magazine. Click here for the article

 

Rain or Shine, Thanks to All Involved in Pops

     August 16 , 2012

     Thanks and praise to all involved in with the 2012 Boston Pops on

     Nantucket event. Click here for the full page ad

 

Polpis Road Van Crash Injures 16; NCH Steps Up

     May 24, 2012

     Six doctors, more than a dozen nurses and other support staff were

     assembled to handle the onslaught of victims taken to Nantucket Cottage

     Hospital following the rollover accident. Click here for the article

 

NCH Announces Restructuring of Outpatient Care

     March 26, 2012

     Nantucket Cottage Hospital will expand outpatient urgent care services and

     improve its primary care appointment system to make both more accessible

     to patients in advance of the summer season. Click here for the article

 

Dr. Greg Hinson To Open Independent Practice

     March 26, 2012

     Family physician Dr. Greg Hinson has announced plans to establish his own

     practice on Nantucket after mid-June. Other Nantucket MGPO and NCH

     physicians will be available to ensure there are no gaps in care for Hinson's

     family practice patients. Click here for the article

 

NCH Employees Receive Awards from
Partners HealthCare

     March 8, 2012

     Partners HealthCare announced the recipients of its 16th annual Partners in

     Excellence Awards to five individuals and groups of employees from NCH.

     Click here for the article

 

Grateful Patient Says Thanks

     March 1, 2012

     Nantucket resident Trisha Murphy commends the NCH medical staff for

     saving her husband's life. Click here for the Letter to the Editor

 

Discussion of New Facility Dominates Hospital Community Forum

     January 26, 2012

     The concept of building a new Nantucket Cottage Hospital to replace the

     aging facility off Prospect Street was highlighted at the hospital's first public

     forum to address the future of healthcare on the island.

     Click here for the article

 

Partners HealthCare Named One of Five

'Pioneer' Accountable Care Organizations in MA

     December 20, 2011

     Partners HealthCare, of which Nantucket Cottage Hospital is an

     affiliate, is one of the participants in a major federal healthcare

     industry initiative. Click here for the article


Dr. Margot Hartmann's NPR Radio Appearance

     December 1, 2011

     NCH President and CEO, Dr. Margot Hartmann, appeared on the radio

     program "The Point with Mindy Todd" on the Cape and Islands NPR station.

     Click here to listen to the 30 minute radio clip


Two NCH Doctors Featured in Nantucket Today's

"25 People Who Make a Difference"

     December, 2011

     Nantucket Today's winter edition highlighted "25 People Who Make a

     Difference," including Dr. Margot Hartmann and Dr. Tim Lepore.

     Click here to see the Nantucket Today excerpt

 

Hospital Optimistic about the Future

     August 11, 2011, Inquirer & Mirror

     A new building is a key factor in ensuring the facility's viability, as discussed

     with NCH President and CEO, Dr. Margot Hartmann. Click here for the article

 

Pulling off the Pops takes a year's worth of planning

     August 11, 2011

     The annual event takes a year to pull off, with volunteers at the core of

     the event's success. Click here for the article

 

Nantucket Named Healthiest County

     March 31, 2011

     Nantucket County has been named the healthiest county in Massachusetts in

     the second annual County Health Rankings, coming in at the top out of 14

     counties in the commonwealth. Click here for the article

 

 

Press Releases

 

 

President & CEO,

Dr. Margot Hartmann

N Magazine's Person of the Year

 
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of Partners Healthcare.