Health care in the BVI isn't particularly good, and there's only a minimum of a nurse on Jost, an ambulance w/paramedic on Virgin Gorda and I believe nothing permanent on Anegada. The private healthcare organizations in Road Town offer better services than the Peebles Hospital. VISAR is great for on-water and inter-island medical emergency transport, but their resources are limited as well.

I had a medical emergency 2 years ago (I hurt myself single-handing from the USA on day 3 of the 8 day passage) and friends organized an exception to the clearing-in process from the ministers directly so that I could go to the ER. Despite all this I was threatened with getting my boat impounded and got a bad diagnosis at the hospital.

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