Harwich Port, Mass., June 23, 2025 – Friends and family gathered this week to celebrate the life of Mark Fallon Carpenter, whose love for his adopted home of Provincetown, Massachusetts, began in 1984. During the ceremony, it was announced that Carpenter left a legacy gift of more than $1.4 million to Outer Cape Health Services (OCHS) – one of the largest individual gifts in the organization’s history.
Carpenter, who passed away earlier this year at age 60, was a long-time supporter of OCHS and patient of Dr. William Shay, an extraordinarily dedicated internal medicine physician. Carpenter believed strongly in the OCHS mission to provide accessible, quality health care for everyone on the Outer Cape. His gift was made through a combination of retirement accounts and a trust, which will support essential services across OCHS’s health centers in Provincetown, Wellfleet and Harwich Port.
“Mark’s generosity reflects his values,” said Michael Rhodes, his longtime friend. “He wanted to make a lasting difference in the place he loved most. He wanted to find the most impactful way to support the local community and chose OCHS for its importance to the health and well-being of people of Provincetown and the Outer Cape.”
“We are deeply honored by Mark’s gift, which comes at a critical time,” said OCHS CEO Damian Archer, MD. “He sets an example of the kind of commitment necessary to ensure access to high-quality primary care remains available in communities like Provincetown and across the Outer and Lower Cape. We are extremely grateful for this gift that keeps us hopeful for the future.”
Gifts in Mark’s memory can be made online at https://outercape.org/donate or by mail to Outer Cape Health Services, P.O. Box 598, Harwich Port, MA 02646
About Outer Cape Health Services:
Outer Cape Health Services is a community health center organization with locations in Harwich Port, Provincetown and Wellfleet. Our mission is to provide a full range of primary health care and supportive social services that promote the health and well-being of all who live in or visit the ten outermost towns of Cape Cod. OCHS cares for more than 20,000 patients annually, and no one is denied access to services due to an inability to pay. Founded in 1987 through the merger of Health Associates of Provincetown and the AIM Medical Center in Wellfleet, Outer Cape Health has a long history of successful growth and expansion in pursuit of this mission. Outer Cape Health Services, Inc. (OCHS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is governed by a Board of Directors representative of its community. All board members live on Cape Cod and the majority are OCHS patients.
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