Medical Services

[RoyinNC]

I have been told by a few people (some of them MD's) that the clinic in Sav La Mar is not great, and that you don't want to end up at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in MoBay if you have an urgent need.
As I have gotten older and more fragile, (but no wiser) I tend to travel with the phone number of the MoBay Hope Medical Centre in my phone. I have been told by some folks with at least some medical knowledge that Hope Medical is the best choice if something serious happens. Thankfully I have not had to ever use them yet, but until something changes I will always travel with medical evac insurance and will use Hope Medical for anything that cannot either be handled by the local doctor on call wherever I am staying or cannot wait until I get home. For those unfamiliar with Hope, here is their url

http://www.mobayhope.org/

I very much look forward to a top quality medical center opening in Negril and have been following its progress since I first heard about the plan. "Soon Come" at best though! I think that as more people buy into places like the Little Bay gated development there will be more push and more $ behind the plan to bring that Negril facility into reality.
Respect and good travels!
Roy

[Rambo]

some people may be comforted by the fact...If you have had too much fun and passed out.......it is impossible by the design of the unit (Portable De-Fib Units) to deliver a shock to a person that is not having a Heart Attack........so it really cant be "mis-used"......

[Craig123]

Since I travel and do stupid things like ski, spearfish, climb things and generally get into fun trouble, I have medical evacuation insurance. This insurance will repatriate me to my hometown or anywhere else I choose in the US to have medical treatment. I use this company, it isn't the cheapest, but it is the gold standard. http://medjetassist.com/

A couple of things to bear in mind for medical evacuation insurance. Most travel medical insurance policies will evacuate you if doing so will save them money and your fit to travel. Buying medical evacuation insurance is prudent and recommended. Bear in mind that you might not be medically fit to fly in which case your stuck where you are until you somewhat recover.

[Fred Stripe]

That's why I have medical evacuation service for my body so ,Hey,I wont have to pay for it?

[heater]

Could someone please tell me again what the phone number is for the private ambulance service?

[heater]

Never mind I found the number, but see that it's in MoBay. I guess a taxi or driver to nearest hospital sounds better than depending on the ambulances in Negril.