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Health Care on The Cayman IslandsA high standard of general and specialist medical care is available on The Cayman Islands, both through the state system and by private practitioners and facilitiesHealth CareThrough its Public Health Department, the Government also runs Health Centres in each of the districts, and conducts health programmes including immunisation, genetics and nutrition. A wide range of specialists, including visiting doctors from the US and elsewhere, operate from private clinics. Grand Cayman is well served by private dentists and optometrists. A mandatory health insurance law became effective on 1st July 1997. This requires all residents to have minimum private sector health insurance to cover basic medical expenses, with the premium shared evenly between the employee and employer. Grand Cayman District Health Services Centres Cayman Brac Little Cayman Contact Health Services of Grand Cayman at: Telephone: (345)949-8600 Fax: (345)949-2998 Address: Cayman Islands Hospital George Town Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Mailing Address: PO Box 915GT George Town Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
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Emergency - 911 Antenatal Services - 345-244-2648 Blood Donor Services - 345-244-2674 Complaints - 345-244-2820 Dental Appointments - 345-949-8602 Dental Services - 345-244-2741 Dialysis Services - 345-244-2624 Doctor Appointments - 345-244-2800 Drug Information - 345-244-2715 ECG (Electrocardiogram) Appointments - 345-244-2757 Family Planning Services - 345-244-2648 Genetic Counselling - 345-244-2630 Geriatric Home Care - 345-244-2648 Government Medicals - 345-244-2648 GTT (Glucose Tolerance) - 345-244-2757 Health Practioner Licenses - 345-244-2813 Health Promotion - 345-244-2632 Hospital Bills Queries, local - 345-244-2828 Hospital Bills Queries, overseas - 345-244-2507 Hyperbaric Services - 345-949-2989 Immunisations - 345-244-2648 International Health Services - 345-244-2648 ob Applications, Health Services - 345-244-2695 Laboratory Services - 345-244-2670 Medical Laboratory Services - 345-244-2670 Medical Social Services - 345-244-2502 Mental Health Services - 345-244-2650 Nutrition Services - 345-244-2663 Occupational Therapy - 345-244-2738 Overseas Medial Referals - 345-244-2508 Pathology Services - 345-244-2635 Physiotherapy Services - 345-244-2730 Prescription Counselling - 345-244-2715 Public Health Administration - 345-244-2621 Public Health Services - 345-244-2648 School Health Services - 345-244-2648 Sexually Transmitted Disease Counselling - 345-244-2648 Travel Immunisations - 345-244-2648 Ultrasound Appointments - 345-244-2880 X-Ray Appointments - 345-244-2880 Return to top. Grand Cayman District Health Centres Bodden Town - 345-947-2299 East End - 345-947-7440 North Side - 345-947-9525 West Bay - 345-949-3439 Return to top. Cayman Brac Faith Hospital is a modern 16-bed facility with a resident team of three doctors. Nearby on the same site are a dental clinic and a residential care facility for the elderly. Contact Health Services of Cayman Brac at: Phone: (345)948-2243, (345)948-2245 or (345)948-2325 Emergency - 911 Out Patients - 345-948-2242 Return to top. Little Cayman Emergency - 911 Little Cayman Clinic - 345-948-1051 |
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