We buy the insurance the same time as buying our plane tickets. This time around, it was like $130 for the 10 day trip. The thing about medivac though that my wife and I have discussed... If there is no ambulance in negril, just where is the medivac gonna come from?
Good question to ask the insurance companies.
Thank you Very true... The first hour or so is very critical. Would hate to be taking a taxi to Sav with a heart attack
You don't want to get to Sav with a heart attack. You have to get to Mobay, that's critical.Originally Posted by don+shelley
Thank you Very true... The first hour or so is very critical. Would hate to be taking a taxi to Sav with a heart attack
and make sure to have some extra cash set aside for an ambulance ride....not sure about the costs to Sav -because i once had a friend be a patient there and no way in hell would i go there...The ride to Hope mobay which is private type place isnt really a hospital-more like a clinic...then theres cornwal in Mobay that is a hospital (by developing nation standards).. Anyway its going to costs you a few hundred dollars to get there at least-and some dont take credit -only cash..and yes PLEASE have emergency travel ins.-so you can get med-evac to miami if it life=threatening.
Yes, **** can happen anywhere-just be warned that you will not get the same type of care in the same manner and time frame as in the states when you need healthcare of any type.... Maybe someday this elusive negril hospital will actually break-ground...until then the best you got are a few local drs office in negril -....no urgent care type clinic-,etc.
" Ones destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." (Henry Miller)
HUssyband: you would have a ambulance take you MBJ airport where the med-evac plane/team would be waiting....I've never heard of any link up between negrils airport and MBJ....
" Ones destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." (Henry Miller)
I saw an ambulance in Negril a couple of weeks ago, and this was after the crash. Private ambulance???
BTW..To have med-evac insurance isnt that costly..i usually pay around $50. .....Everyone should get it -not just older folks or people with healthcare needs....you can be young and healthy as a horse still suffer some type of severe injury/aliment where you'd want to be cared for outside of Jam...
It makes no sense you pay all this $$ for a vacation but cant cough up a few more $$ for some piece of mind or possibly somethign that will save your life or a loved ones...
" Ones destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." (Henry Miller)
Yes -theres a few private ambulance companies thru-out the island....
" Ones destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." (Henry Miller)
Anybody have a phone number for a private ambulance?
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