Martha’s Vineyard Hospital News

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.

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.

The State House News Service reported Wednesday that opioid-related deaths and hospital visits in Massachusetts decreased slightly between 2016 and 2017 — the first decline since numbers were first tracked in 2010.

When people think of tick-borne illnesses, they most often think of Lyme disease, but there are other possibilities as well. While nowhere near as common as Lyme disease, tularemia is something that Islanders should be aware of.