Nantucket Cottage Hospital is a

not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

regional medical center located in

Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...

and is the only hospital on the island. Founded in 1911 and conceived by the visions of Dr. John S. Grouard and Dr. Benjamin Sharp. The original small Cottage Hospital on West Chester Street grew apace with the island community's needs. In 1957, the hospital opened new facilities at its current site, 57 Prospect Street. In the 1960s, when that building was deemed too small, a wing was added to accommodate the growing need for comprehensive medical care. In 2006, the hospital became an affiliate of

Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United Stat ...

. An $89 million 106,000 square foot hospital building completely replaced the 1957 facility in 2019. The chairman of the Board of Trustees is Kevin Hickey, the hospital CEO is Gary A. Shaw, FACHE, and the president of the medical staff is Dr. Timothy Lepore.

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* {{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1957 Buildings and structures in Nantucket, Massachusetts Cottage hospitals 1911 establishments in Massachusetts Hospitals in Massachusetts