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.
A growing primary care department and expanded access to the addiction treatment drug suboxone were a few of the accomplishments touted by Denise Schepici at a forum Tuesday.
Four new doctors recently signed on at the hospital to work in the primary care department full time. The patient waiting list, which numbered close to 500 about a year ago, is gone.
The chief operating officer at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has resigned after just five months on the job, chief executive officer Denise Schepci confirmed.
