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Old Mar 22nd, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Cardiac care?
Does anyone know of an island hospital which offers a cardiac care unit?
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Old Mar 23rd, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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I know that you can get at least limited care in St Kitts. They have an ICU, are able to do echo's and they have a Medical Air-Lift Service that will fly someone to Puerto Rico or Miami for further treatment.
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Old Mar 23rd, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Grenada has a medical school, so I imagine that at least one hospital there would have a cardiac unit.

Puerto Rico also has major hospitals.

Beyond what Puerto RIco can handle, patients would have to be airlifted to the mainland.
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Old Mar 23rd, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Old Mar 24th, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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Thanks, everyone.

(There is no cardiac care in Aruba. They airlift cardiac patients to Venezuela.)
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Old Mar 24th, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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Jamaica.. but in Kingston, so likely if you were in the MoBay or Negril areas, they'd probably simply airlift you to Miami.
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Old Mar 25th, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Barbados has a well staffed, well equipped cardiac unit plus ICU and several well qualified cardiologists.
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