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Cape
Cod Healthcare
HospitalsUpper Cape Mid-Cape
ClinicsUpper Cape Mid-Cape Lower Cape
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Cape Cod is also a place where venerable traditions and promising innovations have met in the formation and growth of a new health care system - Cape Cod Health Care. Cape Cod Healthcare began in 1996 with the merger of Falmouth Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital. This newly formed health system serves all 15 towns along the 70-mile peninsula that is the Cape. Cape Cod Healthcare, more than an administrative structure or just a new name, embodies a new philosophy of how health-related services should be delivered to the community. Before the merger, healthcare on the Cape was defined traditionally - treatment of the ill and injured. Cape Cod Healthcare now offers a comprehensive range of health services, including those that maintain health. In addition, the Cape has a number of specialized and general healthcare clinics, many with 24-hour emergency service. Look for listings in this chapter. If you have a major medical emergency, dial 911 to reach a rescue unit. Another valuable resource offered here is Cape Cod Ask-A-Nurse, (800) 544-2424, which is available 24 hours a day and provides accurate answers to healthcare questions. You can utilize this number also to listen to audiotapes that discuss in length specific healthcare questions. For home visits, screenings, and a variety of other services, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) is a great resource. VNAs on the Cape, which are all affiliated with Cape Cod Healthcare, are located in Falmouth (800) 696-4047; Centerville, (800) 330-8048; South Dennis (800) 631-3900; Chatham/Orleans, (800) 987-9794; and Eastham, (800) 696-0303.
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Healthcare
is of primary importance to Cape Codders. Many of us have chosen to live
here because of life-quality issues, and good health is one of them. We
are blessed with a number of facilities that help us stay healthy; more
and more of those facilities have been able to offer us sophisticated
healthcare services that once required a trip to Boston. Those who live
and work here are also concerned with being able to meet the healthcare
needs of visitors. And the Cape has a relatively high percentage of
elderly residents who need access to healthcare. For those reasons, rescue
units in every town are well-equipped and well-prepared, with extra staff
on hand or on call in the busy summer months. Medical clinics as well as
many family practices accept walk-in patients.
