NANTUCKET – Nantucket Cottage Hospital will welcome patients and visitors to its new hospital on Wednesday, Februuary 20th.
It will be the Island’s first new medical facility in 60 years. The new $90 million 106,000 square foot facility completely replaces the old hospital, which was built in 1957.
The hospital offers a full range of services including emergency, primary and specialty care as well as diagnostic services.
“Our new hospital is the incredible result of a small island community coming together to do something big,” said Margot Hartmann, MD, PhD, president and CEO, Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
“This dynamic new facility will give our patients the best of both words, allowing us to leverage the expertise and resources of our trusted affiliate Massachusetts General Hospital, paired with the comfort, tradition, and familiarity of Nantucket’s beloved community hospital.”
The hospital was built to withstand hurricane force winds of 185 mph and all of the hospital’s mechanical systems have been installed on the roof to avoid any flooding in the basement. In addition it contains state of the art environmental systems to capitalize on energy savings.
The facility was paid for entirely through private funds, using money from a capital campaign that raised $120 million dollars. The remainder of the money will be used to build staff housing. No taxpayer money was used in the project.
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