Awards and Scholarships
Beinecke Scholarship Fund
Income generated from the Beinecke Scholarship Fund will be used to provide medically related educational opportunities for residents of Nantucket, graduates of Nantucket High School, and employees and medical staff members of Nantucket Cottage Hospital to pursue health education that could benefit the hospital. Individuals receiving assistance from the Fund will not be obligated to employment with the hospital or repayment of the funds received.
Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated success in pursuing healthcare education and the duration of need will be considered in making the award. No individual award shall exceed $4,000.00 in one calendar year. An annual special award, outside the stated individual limit, may be made at the discretion of the Committee. This award carries no guarantee that it will be repeated.
Funds may be used for all appropriate educational expenses at the discretion of the Committee, and award money is sent directly to each recipient’s school or institution. Recipients of scholarships must submit a new request for funds each year of the educational program. Generally, these funds may be renewed depending upon academic performance and continuing demonstration of financial need.
This special fund was created by the late Nantucket businessman and civic leader Walter Beinecke, Jr. in the 1950s. Beinecke, the man who founded Sherburne Associates and is credited with transforming Nantucket into a modern destination resort town, was a life member of Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s Board of Trustees. The Beinecke Scholarship Fund’s origins date back to the early 1950s when his father, Walter Beinecke, Sr., made annual gifts through the hospital to Nantucket High School graduates to help them pay for nursing school. After his father’s death in 1958, Walter Beinecke, Jr. formally established the scholarship fund in his memory.
The Seinfeld/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care
The Seinfeld/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care at Nantucket Cottage Hospital pays lasting tribute to a physician, nurse or any other hospital staff member who throughout his or her professional career demonstrates an outstanding level of compassion and care in their role. The annual prize is a cash award, funded by generous donors, and is awarded each summer. In addition to the cash prize, each prize recipient will receive a custom designed pin crafted by Jewel In The Sea.
Nominations for The Seinfeld/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care can be submitted by any patient or staff member who witnessed an act of compassion by an NCH employee. Please submit online nominations below. Printed nomination forms are also available by emailing the NCH Development Office at nchdevelopment@mgb.org. The nomination process is managed by the NCH Department of Human Resources and the NCH Development Office. Recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Respect: Understanding the patient’s individual needs, anxieties, joys and sorrows; showing sensitivity and respect for the value system of patients and their families.
- Integrity: Following up on duties, meeting expectations, going above and beyond to alleviate suffering and ease the patient’s comfort.
- Empathy: Putting yourself in the patient’s and family’s situation, sharing that understanding in a meaningful and caring way.
- Communication: Taking time to ensure that patients and their families understand key information, capturing moments to say a kind word, connecting with patients and families on the personal dimensions of their lives.
- Altruism: Putting someone’s needs before your own, doing something special that shows the patient you care.
- Service: Putting the patient at the center of all you do.
- Excellence: Performing every aspect of your job with professionalism and attention to detail, reflecting the overall high quality of care delivered by the hospital.
- Professionalism: Exhibiting the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from patients and their families.
Nominations for The Seinfeld/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care can be initiated by any patient or staff member who witnessed an act of compassion by an NCH employee.
The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses
The DAISY Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of the auto-immune disease ITP in 1999. During his hospitalization, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. When he died, they felt compelled to say “thank you” to nurses in a very public way. Please say thank you to a nurse at NCH by sharing your story below. Nominations are selected bi-annually. If you have questions, please contact Alex Xenopoulos at 508-825-8270.
Share your story and say thank you to a nurse at NCH by submitting a nomination through this form.