Martha’s Vineyard Hospital News

According to the M.V. Youth Task Force (MVYTF), over half of Martha’s Vineyard high school students have tried vaping, and the figures increase every year.

Many organizations are working hard to ensure all Islanders have access to food when they need it.

By far the best part of my job is getting to know people who live on the Island.

The Island patient population is the most rewarding part of practice here and I hope to be able to continue to improve the quality of care and access for all Island patients.

The Massachusetts Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Regulation (Lead Law) requires all children to be screened for lead poisoning multiple times through the age of three.

“Western medicine defines health as the absence of disease,” Dr. Elliott Dacher, founder of the Meditation and Mindfulness program, says. Regardless of whether you have a disease or not, wellness has come to mean leading the best possible life you can — it’s a combination of mind, body, and spirit.

Be Prepared and Stay Safe.

A well-known quality of life problem on the Island, housing insecurity also poses health challenges, according to a new community health needs report from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.