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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: Pyrat Pistol]
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05/21/2024 07:56 AM
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If you are out on the boat and it serious call VISAR. That will be your quickest response. They will coordinate where to take the person. Depending on where you are and weather conditions ect.. you might start your boat back to Tortola to reduce response time. Your charter company should provide contact info and off course you can make a emergency call on channel 16. G
Last edited by GeorgeC1; 05/21/2024 07:58 AM.
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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: Pyrat Pistol]
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05/21/2024 08:16 AM
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Yep. VISAR bases out of Tortola and Virgin Gorda, so they have close access to most places. 767 on a cellphone or a “mayday” on ch16. https://visar.org/contactOn land I believe (make sure you check) 911 and 311 is the emergency phone number. (Police/fire/ambulance) I know how you feel, I’m taking my 70-75 yr old parents and in-laws this year, it’s definitely something I’ve considered more this time than any other previous “friends trip”.
Last edited by Skytrucker; 05/21/2024 08:19 AM. Reason: Add VISAR website
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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: Pyrat Pistol]
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05/21/2024 11:19 AM
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Pyrat Pistol--as someone else said, make sure your person gets medical evac insurance, IF they can. This probably will fall under the category of pre-existing condition, which they may not be able to ensure against. They need to be extremely careful to make sure that they can a) get coverage that covers them outside the US at all and b) especially medical evac, as anywhere in the Caribbean is NOT a good place to deal with cardiac issues. If they can't get coverage for this condition, they need to think long and hard about whether they want to go, in my opinion.
If the person is on Medicare, they have ZERO coverage outside the US. (Assuming the person is from the US). If they have an advantage or a medicare supplement plan, have them check to see what their coverage is outside the US. Our personal supplement only covers 80% outside the US. The rest is deductible. For a heart condition, could be big bucks. And I honestly don't know whether my supplement covers medical evac or not, as we always buy trip insurance to cover that. They can check on TTOL sponsor Insure My Trip for trip insurance, but as I said, it may be difficult to get insurance that will cover a pre-existing condition. A lot of times, it only covers pre-existing if the insurance is purchased within a very short time after the trip is booked, like 7 days.
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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: RatmansWife]
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05/21/2024 01:38 PM
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All good information. Make sure you get medical evacuation insurance as well. We have a neighbor who had to pay out of pocket for evacuation to San Francisco this year. Look for a policy that takes you where you want to go, not to somewhere they determine you can be treated. Very wise advice...in our case I looked into the cost of a flight to Miami if I had to fly our crew member out.
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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: Pyrat Pistol]
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05/21/2024 07:29 PM
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We, too, have a MedJet annual membership. Under their rules, one can only be out of the US for 90 consecutive days. I called, and the USVI counts as being in the US!
Medical evacuation is not the same as a plane ticket, at least in some cases. It is a special plane with medical staff.
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Re: BVI Emergency Medical Care?
[Re: grillheel]
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05/24/2024 12:03 AM
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@grillheel Very scary story, glad you came out of it well. I once took a guest to the JVD clinic for a mild finger crush injury. Let's just say I was glad it wasn't anything serious :-/
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