Facilities and Health Information:
Medical care is limited. The main hospitals are Joseph N. France General Hospital (telephone (869) 465-2551) on St. Kitts and Alexandria Hospital (telephone (869) 469-5473) on Nevis. St. Kitts has two additional hospitals and both islands have several health clinics. Neither island has a hyperbaric chamber. Divers suffering from decompression illness are transported to the island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the U.S. can cost thousands of dollars. Doctors and hospitals expect immediate cash payment for health services.
Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved"
98.3%
Drinking Water Source - % of total population unimproved:
1.7%
Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved:
98.3%
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population:
4.8
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population:
1.17
Sanitation Facility Access - % of total population unimproved:
12.7%
Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved:
87.3%
Sanitation Facitlity Access - % of rural population improved:
87.3%