Cape Cod Hospital

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Location = Hyannis, Massachusetts
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State = Massachusetts
Country = US
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Emergency = I
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Beds = 283
Founded = 1920
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Website = http://www.capecodhealth.org/body.cfm?id=6
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Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2008 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod, it is presently headed by CEO Stephen Abott and CAO Margie Hanson.

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 Brigham and Women's Hospital. [ [http://www.capecodhealth.org/body.cfm?id=6 Cape Cod Hospital] ]

The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services 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. [http://www.givetocapecodhealth.org/hist.htm 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. This photo of the hospital was taken in 1922 by the Cape Cod Publishing Company:

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. He then served as the Cape Cod Healthcare CEO until 1998. [ [http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2272 Barnstable Patriot] ] Between 1998 and 2008, Steven Abbott served as CEO of the unified "Cape Cod Healthcare". Beginning on July 10th, 2008, Dr. Richard F. Salluzzo — former CEO of "Wellmont Health System" in Kingsport, Tennessee — replaced Abbott. [ [http://www.capebusiness.net/article/1159?PHPSESSID=9b2dd60ce324d5db0425bc3365f5fc85 Cape Business Publishing press release (2008)] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.capecodhealth.org Cape Cod Hospital's official website]