Cape Cod Hospital
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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
. The current 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 affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital
.
The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services
to more than 84,000 patients on an annual basis.
Before the founding of the hospital, the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod formed in 1916 to establish a single nurse in Falmouth, Massachusetts
.
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.
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. 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.
Given that it is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts- the location of the Kennedy estate compound- 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.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...
. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
. The current 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 affiliate Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
.
The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
to more than 84,000 patients on an annual basis.
History
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
.
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.
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in Falmouth, Massachusetts founded in 1963. It has 95 beds with unknown number of employees and physicians on staff...
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. 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
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...
— replaced Abbott.
Given that it is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts- the location of the Kennedy estate compound- it is known for being the hospital where Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Edward M. Kennedy was initially treated for the seizure which led to his brain tumor diagnosis in 2008 and where Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics...
died in August 2009.