Our Mission
Supporting Community Well-Being
Since 1929, the Hospital Thrift Store has turned sale proceeds from gently used items into much-needed medical equipment, services, and staff housing for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
From expanding maternity care to supporting physical therapy, radiology, and palliative care services, to most recently funding a state-of-the-art MRI machine, we have worked to improve the health and well-being of our Nantucket community. Thanks to your support as donors, shoppers, and volunteers, we have generated more than $7.5 million for the hospital over the past century!
“The Hospital Thrift Shop provides affordable goods to the Nantucket community and raises funds to provide financial support to the Nantucket Cottage Hospital.”
Our Gift in 2023
Capping off its 94th year in business, the Hospital Thrift Shop set a new record by making its largest-ever annual gift to NCH after the close of the 2023 season. The Shop presented a check totaling $625,000 to NCH, which was earmarked to fund housing for the Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
“This donation is a remarkable reminder of what we can do as a community. Thank you to everyone involved with the Thrift Shop – the staff, volunteers, shoppers, and donors – for creating something so meaningful for our hospital and our community,” said Amy Lee, President of NCH. “Employee housing is the hospital’s most important capital need for the foreseeable future and this gift will make a meaningful impact.”
