Psychiatry - Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Psychiatry • Edgartown, MA • Since 1921
About
Summary: Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (Oak Bluffs, MA) is a nonprofit, critical-access community hospital serving Martha’s Vineyard. It provides acute, ambulatory, and specialty services, and works in affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital. The hospital focuses on high-quality, accessible care for residents and visitors, supported by 105 employees. While the page lists a range of job openings and clinical specialties (e.g., primary care, pediatrics, orthopedics, cardiology, imaging, lab, maternity, etc.), there is no specific information about psychiatry services or an Edgartown campus page. If you’re seeking Psychiatry at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Edgartown, you may want to contact the hospital directly or check for affiliated behavioral health providers on the MVH site for current psychiatry availability and location.
Clinic Type
Psychiatry
Address
1 Hospital Road, PO Box 1477, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557, US
Phone
(508) 684-4500
gcmathis@mgb.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Healthgrades (Provider: Dr. Ruth Barron): 2.8/5 stars (4 reviews)
- Vitals (Provider: Dr. Charles Silberstein): 2.9/5 stars (14 ratings, 8 reviews)
- Healthgrades/US News (Martha's Vineyard Hospital Aggregate): 84% recommend hospital (Not explicitly stated (Aggregate hospital rating))
Patients praise
- Martha's Vineyard Hospital overall receives high ratings for patient experience, with high percentages of patients willing to recommend the facility
- Some individual providers are noted for being empathic and insightful by certain patients
- Ongoing efforts by the hospital to address behavioral health needs, including taking over lead coordination for emergency services and integrating with the Mass General Brigham network
Common complaints
- Significant shortages of mental health clinicians on the island leading to long waitlists and delays in care
- Patient complaints regarding the bedside manner, professionalism, and perceived greed or untrustworthiness of specific psychiatrists affiliated with the hospital
- Strain on existing emergency behavioral health services due to high demand, staffing shortages, and challenges with off-island patient placement
- Patients experiencing difficulties accessing immediate, consistent mental health support or feeling that they or their loved ones were not adequately heard or cared for
"The second one was a nightmare. She insulted my daughter... She is cold, lacking ANY professionalism, dismissive, and a piece of garbage of a human being."
— Healthgrades (Dr. Ruth Barron)"Serious power tripper. Make sure you keep a little of your medication aside when it's time to renew. He likes to withhold crucial meds kind of out of the blue."
— Vitals (Dr. Charles Silberstein)"Incredibly empathic and insightful. Helped me immeasurably."
— Vitals (Dr. Charles Silberstein)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News | Hospital Launches New Express Care and Tick Clinic — Jun 17, 2026
- Man flees Tisbury police on foot - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Sep 17, 2025
- Primary care initiatives to ease pressure of waitlist - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Dec 2, 2025
- Hospital purchases West Tisbury medical center - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Nov 11, 2025
- Navigator Homes welcomes first residents - The Martha's Vineyard Times — Feb 11, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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