Island Health Care — Edgartown, MA
Island Health Care is a community health center clinic at 245 Vineyard Haven Rd, Edgartown, MA 02539, open 64 hours a week. That is 15.3 more hours than the typical Massachusetts clinic (48.8 a week). It is run by Island Health Inc., which serves 2,754 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 245 Vineyard Haven Rd, Edgartown, MA 02539 · Directions
- Phone: 508-627-5797 x110
- Weekly hours: 64 (Massachusetts clinic median: 48.8)
- Operated by: Island Health Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Island Health Inc.
Patients came to Island Health Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 1,057 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 754 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 49 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 306 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 81 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 244 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 147 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 199 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 520 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 127 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 198 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 179 | patients tested |
Island Health Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Island Health Inc. serves
2,754 patients used Island Health Inc. in 2025. 30% live at or below the poverty line and 62% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 30% | 79% | 65% | −49 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 62% | 95% | 92% | −34 pts |
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 33% | 10% | 14% | +23 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 19% | 43% | 42% | −24 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 11% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 25% | 24% | +7 pts |
Quality of care at Island Health Inc.
Island Health Inc. is at or above the Massachusetts median on 6 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | MA median | U.S. median | vs MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 74% | 69% | 68% | +5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 77% | 66% | 54% | +11 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 73% | 67% | 54% | +5 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 69% | 52% | 44% | +17 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 87% | 65% | 77% | +23 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 89% | 84% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 65% | 79% | 79% | −14 pts |
Staffing at Island Health Inc.
The health center employs 44 full-time-equivalent staff, including 3 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 3 dental staff and 4 mental health staff. That is 810 patients per clinical provider against the Massachusetts median of 810 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 9,844 visits, about 3.6 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 02539
985 Island Health Inc. patients live in ZIP 02539, and 35% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod, Inc. — 133 patients from 02539
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Island Health Care Dental Center
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