Primary-care physician, nurse practitioner join NCH - The Inquirer and Mirror

(Jan. 27, 2022) Primary-care physician Dr. Alexinna Johns and nurse practitioner Deborah Moss-Gail have joined Nantucket Cottage Hospital, helping to make a dent in the healthcare-professional shortage on the island that has been a problem for nearly five years.

Both started work earlier this month. Johns is currently accepting new patients while Moss-Gail said she will be taking on new patients shortly.

Moss-Gail adds another much-needed fluent Spanish speaker to the hospital. While interpreters and technology can help bridge the language barrier, Moss-Gail said that ultimately patients feel most at ease when they can speak directly to their healthcare provider in their native language.

"I've seen patients visibly relax when they realize there is no iPad or phone that needs to be an in-between link," she said. "I'm focused on seeing patients who have been waiting to be seen and then I'm sure I'll be wide open very soon for new patients." In addition to family medicine, Johns specializes in obstetrics and delivered three babies in her first 10 days on the island.

 

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