Facilities and Health Information
Medical facilities are limited. The main hospital is Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (Telephone (784) 456-1185). This hospital is in the capital, Kingstown, but serious medical problems usually require evacuation to another island or to the United States. There is no hyperbaric chamber; divers requiring treatment for decompression illness must be evacuated from the island. The closest hyperbaric chamber is located in Barbados. Serious medical problems requiring hospitalization and/or medical evacuation to the United States can cost thousands of dollars. Doctors and hospitals usually expect immediate cash payment for health services.
Drinking Water Source - % of rural population improved
95.1%
Drinking Water Source - % of total population unimproved
4.9%
Drinking Water Source - % of urban population improved
95.100000
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.53
Sanitation Facility Access - % of total population unimproved
23.9%
Sanitation Facility Access - % of urban population improved
76.100000
Sanitation Facility Access - % of rural population improved
76.1%