The Flu
What You Can Do to Stay Informed and Stay Healthy
Martha's Vineyard Hospital wants to help our community to stay informed and stay healthy. Vaccines are the best tool we have to prevent influenza. This year we encourage people to get vaccinated against BOTH kinds of flu. For more information, click here.
MV Hospital Annual Health Fair
Each March, Martha's Vineyard Hospital invites health and human service providers to gather at the hospital to present a day of health screenings, demonstrations and lectures all geared to helping the island community learn more about improving their overall health and quality of life.
The 2010 Health Fair will be held on Saturday, March 13th from 8 am - Noon
For a recap of the 2009 Fair Click Here.
Sullivan 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, August 22, 2009
This is a great end-of-summer event for the whole family, from toddlers to grandparents. There's a Kid's Fun Run for children 10 and under with prizes for all. Adult and young adult racers may run or walk the US Track and Field Association Certified 5K course around the East Chop bluffs, with a spectacular view of Vineyard Sound.
For more about the founders, Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan, sponsorship opportunities and a recap of the 2008 Run/Walk, click here
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
2009 Annual Report
MV Hospital's Annual Report was released in July, 2009.
Click here to download a copy.
Medication Disposal
Did you know that approximately 250 million pounds of pharmaceutical waste are disposed of annually on a nation-wide basis? Compounds including antibiotics, personal care products and caffeine are regularly disposed of improperly and too often get into water systems. As a result, regulatory agencies have begun to recognize that there may be long-term effects on our water supplies. Click here to read more.
MV Hospital Receives Top National
Award for Patient Satisfaction
For the second year in a row, Martha's Vineyard Hospital has received the Summit Award from Press Ganey Associates, Inc. for excellence in patient satisfaction in its emergency department. The award was announced in ceremonies at the 2008 Press Ganey National Client Conference. Press Ganey is the industry's leading satisfaction measurement and improvement firm. Its awards are the Oscars of the health care industry. For more about the Summit Award click here
"Immunize MV":
Outreach Effort About the Benefits
of Childhood Immunization
"This past year we saw an outbreak of pertussis pneumonia (whooping cough), and we almost had a death associated with it. It was a child who hadn't been vaccinated. And in the Island schools last year we had an outbreak of chicken pox that was very worrisome..."
For more about this intitiative, and to download a Childhood Immunization Schedule, click here
Windemere LPN Training Program
Funded by Grant
For Islanders already working hard just to make ends meet, the prospect of advancing a career through professional training seems an impossible dream - there just isn't time in the week for both school and work, and mainland educational institutions are dauntingly far away. But thanks to a $105,000 grant from the state and support from MV Hospital and Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center valued at nearly $250,000, ten Windemere employees are realizing that dream this year.
For more about the LPN Training Program Click Here
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Annual Golf Tournament
at Farm Neck Golf Club
Cocktail Party: Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Tournament: Monday, July 19th, 2010
Play one of the top rated courses in the Northeast and support a very worthy cause. The benefit includes a pre-tournament cocktail party, continental breakfast, course-side refreshments, and a luncheon reception and awards presentation.
To participate in the 2010 tournament or for information about sponsorship opportunities please call the MV Hospital Development Office at 508 693-4645.
For information about Farm Neck Golf Club click here
