Nantucket Cottage Hospital Ratings

57 Prospect Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone: (508) 228-1200

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES




Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings



Quality of Care - Mortality Rate

How well does Nantucket Cottage Hospital save lives? 5% better than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.

Mortality Rate at Nantucket Cottage HospitalNational Average
Heart Failure12.6%11.8%
Pneumonia16.1%18.2%



Infectious Disease at Nantucket Cottage Hospital

Drug resistant bacteria are becoming a large health risk facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.

Infectious DiseaseCases
C. Diff
Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year1
0
MRSA
Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%2
0



Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings

Average Time Spent In Emergency Department: 2h 4m

Serious cases where patients are admitted wait 1 hour and 24 minutes delay before admission to their room.



Patient Ratings

While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.

Overall Patient Rating: POOR

Positive Patient Ratings

Some patients praise:
  • Rooms and facilities are usually clean

Negative Patient Ratings

    No consistently negative reviews



    Footnotes:

    1C Diff Mortality Rate
    2MRSA Mortality Rate



    Nantucket Cottage Hospital Stories



    May 10, 2026, 11:02 PM
    Saint Anne's Hospital: "I have accessed the ER several times over the last year for myself or family. Every time it has been a four hour wait to get X-Ray results. The Dr has apologized each time stating they are waiting for the radiologist to get back to them. This is unacceptable! " - Dianne

    May 10, 2026, 7:26 PM
    Saint Anne's Hospital: "I have accessed the ER several times over the last year for myself or family. Every time it has been a four hour wait to get X-Ray results. The Dr has apologized each time stating they are waiting for the radiologist to get back to them. This is unacceptable! " - Dianne

    Nov 13, 2025, 11:36 AM
    Good Samaritan Medical Center: "I would rather die then go here again lets just put it that way" - Peter

    Jul 22, 2025, 5:51 PM
    : "Wing memorial got here at 1030 am and Here it is 5:48 and still waiting
    Started peeing red blood in the am and still bleeding now and still waiting to be seen I guess pissing blood is not an emergency since my reg doctor said get to the er asap just to sit all day without even being checked on after triage"
    - geno

    Jun 13, 2025, 12:50 PM
    Sturdy Memorial Hospital: "I had great care from the entire staff who were wonderful taking care of my needs.
    Marty M"
    - Marty


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