Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard has received Medicare certification, and is also expanding its bereavement counseling services to include children who have lost loved ones

More than 40 years after Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's Vineyard began providing end-of-life services at no charge, the nonprofit is preparing to serve more Islanders by accepting Medicare.

Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard will offer a specialized grief workshop for seven weeks beginning Sunday, Jan. 16.

Executive director Thomas Hallahan announced this week that he will step down in early May for the job of associate provost at the new American University of Iraq Baghdad.

Over nearly four decades of providing end-of-life support and grief counseling to Island families, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard has proudly operated outside the Medicare system.

The Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $80,500 in grants and donations to 10 nonprofits on Martha's Vineyard and in Falmouth.

Hospice of Martha's Vineyard has announced a dollar-for-dollar matching campaign for donations to the nonprofit during the month of May.

The Vineyard Gazette’s annual holiday subscription drive has raised $11,085 for Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard.

Unlike almost every other hospice provider in the country, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard is free. The unique model means that no qualified end-of-life patients are turned away.

Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard is a rarity among hospice providers because it charges no fees for its services and takes no insurance payments.