In the event you require medical care during your stay at
Oil Nut Bay, several choices are available. Peebles Hospital, a general hospital on Tortola, offers an emergency room staffed 24 hours per day by physicians. This medical facility recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion and is adding new facilities to be completed in 2011.
Both Tortola and Virgin Gorda are served by ambulances staffed with paramedics.
- Additionally, clinics on Virgin Gorda are also available.
- The expanded 24-hour Nurse O'Neal Clinic offers immediate care on Virgin Gorda.
- A helipad is available at Oil Nut Bay for emergencies.
- A volunteer organization, Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR), responds 24 hours per day to medical emergencies at sea or on the outer islands. VISAR transports patients to the nearest point for transfer to ambulance. (http://www.visar.org/)
- For individuals who would prefer to be transported to the hospital of their choice, Medjet Assist provides an affordable option for individuals and families traveling outside their countries.