Hospital Thrift Shop Donates Record $600,000 To Support Hospital

Capping off its 93rd year in business, the Hospital Thrift Shop on Tuesday set a new record by making its largest ever annual gift to Nantucket Cottage Hospital after the close of the 2022 season.

The Thrift Shop's staff and volunteers presented a $600,000 check to hospital leaders outside the shop on India Street Tuesday morning. The money will be earmarked to fund the purchase of a new MRI machine.

“Our new MRI will enhance patient care at NCH by providing shorter scan times, a bigger entry to help with claustrophobia, and a much more quiet, relaxed scan experience. New procedures will also be added, including MRI breast imaging to aid in the early detection of breast cancer,” said Dr. C. Rumph, the Director of Imaging at NCH.

The Thrift Shop has now donated over $6.9 million to Nantucket Cottage Hospital since 1929.