Internal Medicine in Oak Bluffs, MA - Primary Care
Internal Medicine • Edgartown, MA • +7 locations locations
Clinic Type
Internal Medicine
Address
1 Hospital Road, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Phone
508-693-0410
mghpfr@mgb.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Emergency Care
If this is a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. For immediate help with a psychological crisis, including suicidal thoughts, call 9-8-8.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Mass General Brigham (Dr. John Lamb): 4.9/5 (69 reviews)
- Mass General Brigham (Dr. Aletheia Donahue): 4.9/5 (65 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Michail Orlov): 5.0/5 (1 review)
- Mass General Brigham (Dr. Ruppert Hawes): 4.7/5 (43 reviews)
- Mass General Brigham (Dr. Harvey Lederman): 4.9/5 (96 reviews)
Patients praise
- highly rated individual physicians for knowledge and bedside manner
- strong focus on patient-centered care and listening in smaller or independent practices
- ongoing efforts by major providers to increase staff and reduce waitlists
Common complaints
- long waitlists for new primary care patients
- challenges recruiting medical staff due to housing costs
- difficulty accessing care for seasonal residents and young professionals
- occasional complaints about impersonal bedside manner or delayed appointments
"Dr. Lamb is caring, knowledgeable, and the best doctor I have ever had as a primary care doctor."
— Mass General Brigham patient review"She is patient, listens carefully, and answers clearly. She is welcoming, puts the patient at ease."
— Mass General Brigham patient review"I was astounded at his impersonal and condescending attitude."
— Mass General Brigham patient reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Primary care initiatives to ease pressure of waitlist - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Dec 2, 2025
- Dr. Michael Jacobs, Island renaissance man, dies at 85 - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Sep 17, 2025
- Dr. Julie Clifford Smail, MD - Rowley, MA - Internal Medicine — May 4, 2026
- Dr. Jessica R Schoonmaker, MD - Newburyport, MA - Internal Medicine — May 28, 2026
- Valentina DaCunha MD - Southcoast Health — Mar 31, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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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.
Summary: Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is a nonprofit, community acute care hospital on Martha’s Vineyard and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital (Partners HealthCare). It provides acute, ambulatory, and specialty services, with access to advanced care through its Mass General affiliation. The hospital employs about 105 staff and offers a range of services including primary care, pediatrics, orthopedics, imaging, lab, and cardiology. It hosts various job openings in clinical and support roles and serves Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and surrounding areas with both on-site and affiliated care. If you’re seeking Primary Care services specifically in Edgartown, MVH can connect you to its primary care physicians and affiliated specialty care through the Edgartown/ MVH network.
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