Does anyone know if there is an Aruban hospital on the island? It never occured to me to find this out before. I have been to a doctor on the Island, but I have no idea if there is a hospital? It's always good to know I guess.

SailAway

Yes, there is some more info at:

Hospitals and Emergencies
Pharmacies and hospitals in Aruba
Hospital Situation? good info re: insurance

Observations from my last trip in June:

"Dd's bff's dad though awoke at 4 a.m. not feeling very well. Thought it was food poisoning. We offered to watch the two girls and they decided by 9 a.m. that he was going to head over to the hospital to get checked on. Felt so bad, today was the last full day of their vacation as they are leaving tomorrow. We took the girls while our friends headed over to the hospital.

Only two hours, $189 and very very impressed by the care, service and modernity of the hospital later, our friend was diagnosed with a kidney stone. They prescribed some painkillers, and two other meds. They came back here to the Tam and we called Bully's brother Pierre (Bully will be back on the island tomorrow) to come pick up our friend to take her to a pharmacy in St. Anna. He was actually kind enough to "phone in" the prescription while he was driving, so they actually had it ready when they arrived."

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Thanks for the info. I nice to hear good feedback regarding care received from a place you don't want to have to go, especially when not at home.

My husband was sick on one of our trips to Aruba a few years ago and the resort gave a us a 24hour # to call for medical emergencies. This went well. My husband got a bad ear and sinus infection. We were able to get a prescription filled and called in for us.

Judy




September 2008 - 7th trip to Aruba
Breast Cancer Survivor 2008

>>>> "My husband was sick on one of our trips to Aruba a few years ago and the resort gave a us a 24hour # to call"
----- One better! Our son got sick around 4AM and our resort drove wife and him to the hospital. Needed a precription so resort came back to the hospital and drove them to the drug store.
On the island there is always one drug store that stays open all night.

Just this past May, I awoke at 3am unable to breathe and was taken to the hospital where they said I had congestive heart failure. They took excellent care of me and I was admitted to a heart unit where I spent a few days. I have only good things to say about the care and professionalism I received. I would have no fear of getting any klind of care at their hospital.

I got strep throat the Sunday before the Monday we were supposed to leave. Long story short, the emergency room was ok but they had to call in a specilist (On Sunday). His office and equipment was cleaner and more modern than my own Doctor here at the states. The only problem was he didn't take Insurance. We had to pay cash or credit. I couldn't believe the cost $55.00. On a Sunday. We also had to pay $25.00 to the emergency room.

BW

No insurance is taken by the hospital, lab or doctors on the island. You pay the bill and send it in to your insurance carrier when you get home and you will get most of your money refunded unless you are on Medicare. I posted my experience above and when I got home sent all of the bills in to Medicare and was told in no uncertain terms that no citizen on Medicare is covered outside of the United States. That's our medical system. We now take private insurance for each out of the states trip we take and it is very reasonable.

2 years ago a bunch of us (girls) we on the island for "girls week out"--one of the girls crashed a quad. broke all her ribs on one side, including her shoulder blade. She spent 5 days in the hospital there and had very good care. Her bill upon check out..including the doctor was $1200.00---amazing....especially since I crashed a quad 2 months ago, broke 8 ribs, and my nose and a bone around my eye, spent 7 days in the hospital to the tune of $76,000.00 and that's NOT including the doctors ( of which there were many).....Anyway, I ramble--- her care was good and when she got back to the states her doctor told her they did exactly what would have been done here.

Aruba, my home away from home !!