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TAKING CHARGE INTERVIEW BY BRUCE A. PERCELAY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN SAGER
CEO Gary Shaw takes the helm of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital amid stormy seas
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hen Gary Shaw arrived for his first day on the job as the new CEO of the Nantucket Cottage Hospital this winter, he was walking into a good situation. The hospital had just completed a herculean construction campaign that delivered the island the most sophisticated and well-equipped facility of its kind in the country. Shaw had come out of retirement to take the position, having previously served as president or CEO for a number of hospi-
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tals and healthcare providers around the country. Prior to that, he spent twenty years in the United States Navy, serving as a lieutenant commander in the Medical Service Corps assigned to hospitals and ambulatory clinics in the United States, Asia, Caribbean and Europe as well as with NATO peacekeeping forces. After the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, Shaw drew from his years of experience to lead the Nantucket Cottage Hospital with calm decisiveness and military efficiency.
