Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on

Cape Cod Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer mont ...

. The administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf. The hospital has 283 beds with more than 1,700 employees and 300 physicians on staff. It has an extensive cardiac care service in a partnership with

Harvard University Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is cons ...

affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital. The hospital is also affiliated with the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing

emergency services Emergency services and rescue services are organizations that ensure public safety and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal w ...

to more than 84,000 patients on an annual basis.

History

Before the founding of the hospital, the ''Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod'' formed in 1916 to establish a single nurse in Falmouth, Massachusetts.Cape Cod healthcare history
Until the founding of the hospital, injured fisherman would be sent by train to Boston for treatment. Local businessmen initiated an effort to establish an area hospital. The hospital was founded in 1920. From the mid-1940s, until 1971, the hospital was home to the Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing, which trained local nurses. Falmouth Hospital was founded in 1963 to serve the upper Cape and in 1996 that merged with Cape Cod Hospital and the Visiting Nurse Association to form the unified ''Cape Cod Healthcare'' organization, currently the parent company for Cape Cod Hospital. The hospital was led by James Lyons from 1981 through its merger. Lyons then served as the Cape Cod Healthcare CEO until 1998. Between 1998 and 2008, Steven Abbott served as CEO of the unified ''Cape Cod Healthcare''. Beginning on July 10, 2008, Dr. Richard F. Salluzzo—former CEO of ''Wellmont Health System'' in Kingsport, Tennessee—replaced Abbott.Cape Business Publishing press release (2008)
/ref> Given that it is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the location of the

Kennedy Compound The Kennedy Compound consists of three houses on of waterfront property on Cape Cod along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was once the home of Joseph P. Kennedy, an American businessman, investor, politi ...

, it is known for being the hospital where Senator Edward M. Kennedy was initially treated for the seizure which led to his brain tumor diagnosis in 2008 and where Eunice Kennedy Shriver died in August 2009.

References

External links

Cape Cod Hospital's official website
{{authority control 1920 establishments in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Barnstable, Massachusetts Hospital buildings completed in 1920 Hospitals in Barnstable County, Massachusetts