| Cape Cod Hospital | |
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| Cape Cod Healthcare | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Hyannis, Massachusetts,Barnstable, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°39′10″N70°16′18″W / 41.65278°N 70.27167°W /41.65278; -70.27167 |
| Organization | |
| Affiliated university | Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing (1940's–1971) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level III Trauma Center |
| Beds | 283 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.capecodhealth.org/locations/profile/cape-cod-hospital/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Cape Cod Hospital is anot-for-profit regional medical center located inHyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital onCape Cod. The administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf.[1]
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 withHarvard University Medical School affiliateBrigham and Women's Hospital.[2] The hospital is also affiliated with theFloating Hospital for Children atTufts Medical Center.
The emergency department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providingemergency services to more than 84,000 patients on an annual basis.[citation needed]
Before the founding of the hospital, theVisiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod formed in 1916 to establish a single nurse inFalmouth, Massachusetts.[3]
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.[3] The hospital was founded in 1920.[citation needed]
From the mid-1940s, until 1971, the hospital was home to theCape Cod Hospital School of Nursing, which trained local nurses.[citation needed]
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 unifiedCape Cod Healthcare organization, currently the parent company for Cape Cod Hospital.[citation needed]
The hospital was led by James Lyons from 1981 through its merger. Lyons then was the Cape Cod Healthcare CEO until 1998.[4] Between 1998 and 2008, Steven Abbott was CEO of the unifiedCape Cod Healthcare. Beginning on July 10, 2008, Dr. Richard F. Salluzzo—former CEO ofWellmont Health System inKingsport, Tennessee—replaced Abbott.[5]
Given that it is located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the location of theKennedy Compound, it is known for being the hospital whereSenatorEdward M. Kennedy was initially treated for the seizure which led to his brain tumor diagnosis in 2008 and whereEunice Kennedy Shriver died in August 2009.[citation needed]
In January of 2025, the hospital was designated by the Massachusetts Department of Health as aLevel III Trauma Center after being verified as such by the American College of Surgeons.[6]
