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Aug 21, 2026\n<\/p>\n
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NCH nurse Meghan Tormay with her family – husband Joe and children Curren and Callen – at Friday’s ceremony. Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen<\/p>\n
Nantucket Cottage Hospital nurse Meghan Tormay was awarded the Seinfeld\/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care during a ceremony today at NCH.<\/p>\n
Tormay was among 14 hospital staff members who were nominated by patients and colleagues for the award, which was founded in 2016 to recognize any hospital staff member who demonstrates compassion and care in their role at NCH. <\/p>\n
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Meghan Tormay receiving the Seinfeld \/ Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care on Friday at NCH from Judy Seinfeld. Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen<\/p>\n
Tormay, a registered nurse in the hospital\u2019s primary care clinic, was nominated for the award once this year, twice in 2025, and once in 2024. She will receive a cash prize, as well as a custom-designed pin crafted by Jewel In The Sea.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeg always goes above and beyond to make me feel seen and cared for,\u201d Tormay\u2019s nomination from one of her patients reads. \u201cShe remembers details of my medical history, which gives me so much confidence that I\u2019m having continuity of care. She always, always follows up with me when I call with a concern. She\u2019s often not the person assigned to respond to me, but will still take the time to call me separately to check up and make sure everything is okay. She didn\u2019t just do this one time; she does it often \u2013 following up an extra time just to be another listening ear. She has a disposition that never makes you feel like she is checking a box with you; she makes it her problem to ensure you\u2019re doing okay. I\u2019ve had some challenging pregnancies with some very emotional moments, and Meg does an exceptional job of giving me all the information I need, never rushing through her time with me, while also compassionately delivering the information so I am not needlessly worried. She makes people feel heard, supported, and genuinely cared for during stressful and difficult times. Her kindness, patience, and dedication truly make a difference, and she represents the very best of compassionate care.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meghan Tormay with Judy Seinfeld, and Dr. Margot Hartmann on the monitor. Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen<\/p>\n
The award was created to honor the memory of Dr. Robert H. Seinfeld and former NCH president Dr. Margot Hartmann’s leadership, inspired by the compassionate care the Seinfeld family received at the hospital. Judy Seinfeld presented the award to Tormay on Friday, while Hartmann watched from a remote camera.<\/p>\n
The other 13 NCH staff members who were nominated for the award and recognized during Friday\u2019s ceremony include: <\/p>\n
Dr. Tiffany Blake-LambReese Burns
Kelsey Chase
Dr. Michael Diiorio
Abby Doyle
Claire Fox
Ellen Hope
John Howish
Pam James
Dr. Mimi Koehm
Edwin Mancia
Megan Marks
Dr. Diane Pearl<\/p>\n
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Seven of the 14 NCH staff members who were nominated for the prize, with Seinfeld and Lee. Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen<\/p>\n
\u201cThis award is a powerful reminder of what we value most as an organization,\u201d NCH president Amy Lee said. \u201cHealthcare continues to evolve at an extraordinary pace, bringing new challenges, new demands, and new pressures for those who care for our patients. Across the country, healthcare teams are being asked to do more with fewer resources, while the needs of our patients become increasingly complex. But through all of that change, one thing remains constant: the importance of how we care for people. Compassion is at the heart of the patient\u2019s experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Judy Seinfeld speaking at Friday’s ceremony. Photo by Charity Grace Mofsen<\/p>\n
Disclosure:\u00a0Nantucket Current editor Jason Graziadei is one of the four members of the Seinfeld \/ Hartmann Compassionate Care Prize selection committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seinfeld\/Hartmann Prize for Compassionate Medical Care is awarded annually to an NCH staff member. Nantucket Current \u2022…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[220,903,163,521,85,46,220242,43,220243,22055],"class_list":["post-593585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-breaking-news","tag-current-news","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-nantucket-current","tag-news","tag-people-of-nantucket","tag-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}