Island Health Care
Emergency Medicine • Edgartown, MA
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Last gathered July 11, 2026. How our information is sourced · Report incorrect information
About
Island Health Care (IHC) is a nonprofit federally qualified community health center serving Martha’s Vineyard, headquartered in Edgartown, MA. Key points: - Mission: equitable, high-quality, affordable health care with resources and support for social/economic needs; involved in public health leadership. - Network: part of a national system of health centers with common patient-centered standards and performance requirements. - Size and presence: employs 16 staff (+1 in the past year); operates 3 offices in the United States (all on Martha’s Vineyard), with HQ at 245 Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Rd, Edgartown, MA 02539-6941. - Contact: help@ihimv.org; phone numbers (508) 939-9358 and (508) 939-8644. - Status and funding: active nonprofit in Hospitals and Health Care; about $50k in total funding. - Other notes: aliases include “island health care” and “island health”; LinkedIn presence with modest following.
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Current Offers
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FAQs
Same Day Care Now Available!
We're offering same-day scheduled appointments for non-emergency health concerns. Call our dedicated same-day care line to be screened and scheduled. Available Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Yelp: Not specified (user highlights both praise and criticism in reviews)
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Patients praise
- Friendly, professional, and helpful staff
- Clean/quiet facility and generally good bedside experience
- Sometimes appointments can be scheduled within a few days (noted as surprising on the island)
Common complaints
- Poor responsiveness/communication—difficulty getting the office manager back by phone; voicemail used
- Delays in returning test results (COVID test results not received in promised timeframe)
- Limited access for state insurance holders (MassHealth) and/or high dental waitlists; staffing shortages leading to inability to accept new patients
""Clean, professional and quiet facility" and "would highly recommend""
- Yelp review snippet""I tried to get the office manager to return my phone call and no one did... When you ask to speak to a manager you automatically get sent to a voicemail.""
- localitybiz review""It’s been 144 hours and counting... If you need your results back soon, do not get tested here.""
- localitybiz reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 - sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Health: At what cost? - The Martha's Vineyard Times - Feb 4, 2026
- Health report highlights gaps in care - The Martha's Vineyard Times - Nov 12, 2025
- Primary care initiatives to ease pressure of waitlist - The Martha's Vineyard Times - Dec 2, 2025
- Vaccine bus returns to Vineyard - The Martha's Vineyard Times - Nov 6, 2025
- Prescribing Produce, Building Resilience - Bluedot Living - Oct 28, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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