Nantucket Cottage Hospital: labor and delivery in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is a hospital in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 121 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (48 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 121Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 472Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
57 Prospect Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
Nantucket County
Call (508) 228-1200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Nantucket Cottage Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 472 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Massachusetts, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- 85% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Nantucket Cottage Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Nantucket
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc. | Oak Bluffs | 27 | 34% | 114 | Yes |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 27 | 26% | 868 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | 54 | 13% | 972 | Yes |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | Fall River | 62 | 32% | 3,009 | Yes |
| Newport Hospital | Newport | 64 | 100% | 139 | Yes |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | Brockton | 72 | 23% | 1,004 | Yes |
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