Please note: The Department of State assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the entities or individuals whose names appear on the following lists. Inclusion on this list is in no way an endorsement by the Department or the U.S. government. Names are listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. The information on the list is provided directly by the local service providers; the Department is not in a position to vouch for such information.
Emergencies
To call an ambulance or rescue squad within The Bahamas, dial “919”. (This is the number for all emergencies.)
The level of available medical assistance and facilities vary throughout the archipelago. While there are hospitals and/or clinics on the major islands, medical facilities are limited or even non-existant on many smaller islands. Medical facilities may accept U.S. health insurance, but will require a deposit up front for non-emergency care. A patient will most likely have to pay the full charge to the hospital, and get reimbursed by the insurance company after returning to the United States.
Trauma care is especially problematic throughout the archipelago. Transportation to a medical facility can use up valuable time in an emergency. There are no local “life flight” helicopters typically found in major U.S. metropolitan areas. Medical transport is often via boat, fixed-wing aircraft, or — if available — U.S. Coast Guard craft. Ambulances on New Providence Island (i.e.: Nassau) are hampered by its endemic traffic congestion, while on many islands ambulances are merely means of transportation to where medical help is available. They may have little or no advanced life support and stabilization equipment.
In case of serious injury or illness, many Americans consider the possibility of medical evacuation back to the U.S. See also Medical Information for Americans Traveling Abroad, Health Issues for Americans Abroad and Medical Insurance.
Medical Facilities - Nassau
Medical Facilities
- Doctor’s Hospital
(242) 302-4600
(242) 322-3284 (fax)
1 Collins Ave. & Shirley St.
P.O. Box N-3018
Emergency Room: 325-5652
https://www.doctorshosp.com/
info@doctorshosp.com - Lyford Cay Hospital
(242) 362-4400
(242) 3620-4493
Bahamas Heart Institute
Western Road
P.O. Box N-7776
lyfordcayhospital@gmail.com - Walk-In Medical Clinic
(242) 328-0783
(242) 356-9825 (fax)
35 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box CB-12015
Collins@walkinclinicbahamas.com - Princess Margaret Hospital
(242) 322-2861/2
(242) 326-8804 (fax)
Elizabeth Ave. & Shirley St.
P.O. Box N-3730
Accident and Emergency: 326-7014
Ambulance Department: 322-2221
www.phabahamas.org - Harbour Bay Medical Centre
(242) 393-5952/3
(242) 393-5069 (fax)
28 Harbour Bay Plaza
P.O. Box SS-19026 - Rand Memorial Hospital
(242) 352-2690
P.O. Box F-40071
East Atlantic Drive, Freeport
Accident and Emergency: 326-7014
Ambulance Department: 322-2221
randhospital@gbhs.phabahamas.org
Pediatric Cardiology
- Adult and Pediatric Surgery
StatCare Medical and Emergency Centre
Laparoscopic Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
(242) 328-5596
(242) 328-6391
Delaney & Nassau St.
P.O. Box N-1690
Trauma and Emergency Medical Services
- Charles Diggis
(242) 325-0227
(242) 326-5858 (fax)
145 Shirley St.
P.O. Box CB-13645
Physicians/Surgeons – Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
- Tecora Cartwright
St. Luke’s Medical Centre
(242) 325-8868
(242) 325-7735 (fax)
54 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box N-10290
- Joanna Cunningham-Wilson
Agape Children’s Clinic
(242) 322-6876
(242) 323-6273 (fax)
Collins Ave.
P.O. Box CB-11243 - Janet Dorsett
Southern Community General Clinic
(242) 328-6360
(242) 328-6363 (fax)
14 Soldier Road
jadorsett@coralwave.com
- Steven Lochan
Precious Posterity Pediatric Centre
(242) 325-2804
(242) 356-5565 (fax)
4th Terrace Centreville
P.O. Box N-10475 - Patrick Roberts
Child Health/Chest Diseases
(242) 328-8085
(242) 340-2826 (paging)
Dean’s Lane - Percival McNeil
St. Luke’s Medical Centre
(242) 325-8868
(242) 340-7625 (paging)
54 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box N-10290 - Paul Roberts
Agape Children’s Clinic
(242) 322-6876
(242) 340-4000 (paging)
Collins Ave. - David Sands
Child Health Specialist
(242) 323-8879
(242) 328-7243 (paging)
(242) 325-7162 (fax)
68 Collins Ave.
Physicians and Surgeons – Physiatrist
- Kathryn De Souza
Doctor’s Hospital
(242) 302-5654
#1 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box AP-59223
drkdesouza@hotmail.com
Physicians and Surgeons – Arthritis and Rheumatism
- Vincent Nwosa
(242) 322-1995
16 4th Terrace Centreville
Physicians and Surgeons – Cardiology
- Conville Brown
Bahamas Heart Center
72 Collins Ave.
(242) 356-6666
(242) 356-6680 (fax)
P.O. Box N-4296
support@tmp_bahamas.com - C. Dean Tseretopoulos
Lyford Cay Hospital
Cardiology/Internal Medicine
Western Road
(242) 362-4400
(242) 362-4493 (fax)
P.O. Box N-7776 - Jerome Lightbourne
Harbour Bay Medical Centre
#28 Harbour Bay Shopping Plaza
Pediatric Cardiology
(242) 393-5952
Physicians and Surgeons –General Practice
- Maurice Brooks
Skoorb Medical Clinic
Topps Plaza East St.
(242) 326-8221
(242) 340-4022 (paging)
(242) 326-8225 (fax)
P.O. Box N-7689 - Gregory Carey
22 Village Road
(242) 394-3433
(242) 394-1815 (fax) - Agreta Eneas Carey
Home Health Care
Meadow Street
(242) 328-0369
(242) 326-4093 (fax)
P.O. Box N-1257 - Ilsa Grant Taylor
Renal House, West Bay St.
(242) 322-1530
(242) 322-6957 (fax)
P.O. Box N-9936 - Beverton R Moxey
(242) 328-1119
(242) 328-8672 (fax)
Montrose Ave. & Arundel St.
P.O. Box N-1947 - Ada Thompson
International Medicine and Kidney Disease
(242) 322-4281
(242) 328-1229 (fax)
Dowdeswell St.
P.O. Box N-8202 - Richard Crawford
(242) 393-3025
(242) 393-8452 (fax)
(242) 340-0042 (paging)
Northern Wing, Star Plaza
P.O. Box N-1588 - Leslie Culmer
(242) 325-6543
(242) 322-6275 (fax)
(242) 340-7243 (paging)
110 Collins Ave. - P.O. Box SS-5543
Physicians and Surgeons – Gynecologic Oncologist
- Raleigh Butler
The Ladies Medical Center
(242) 356-4325
(242) 356-4327 (fax)
Thompson Blvd. & University Drive
P.O. Box CB-12473 - H.A. Simmons
(242) 322-5300
(242) 340-0163 (fax)
114 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box EE-17877 - Tyrone Butch Bartlett
Gynecology and Obstetrics
(242) 393-1083
(242) 340-6840 (paging)
Shirlea & Essex Rd.
P.O. Box EE-15894 - Reginald Carey
Obstetrics Gynecology Infertility Cancer Screening
(242) 325-5884
(242) 340-4221 (paging)
(242) 326-0913 (fax)
1st Terrace Shirley Street
P.O. Box N-19012
ladiesmedicalcenter@gmail.com - Mildred Hall Watson
(242) 322-5350
(242) 328-4706 (fax)
East Ave. N. Centerville
P.O. Box N-3439
whbasc@gmail.com
Physicians and Surgeons – MD
- Sheena Antonio
(242) 323-3769
Buen Retiro Rd. & Shirley St.
sheenamd@hotmail.com - Sharmaine Gray-Stuart
(242) 323-3400
Compass House
65 Mackey St.
efmcbahamas@gmail.com - David Barnett
Orthopedic Surgeon
(242) 394-5820
(242) 394-5008 (fax)
9 Albury Land
P.O. Box N-1690 - Williamson Chea
General Surgery and Laparoscopic
(242) 328-4892
(242) 328-4893 (fax)
Grosvenor Close
P.O. Box SS-19073 - James Constatakis
Internal Medicine
Laser Skin Surgery
(242) 322-1007
(242) 356-9825 (fax)
Collins Ave. Centerville
P.O. Box CB-12015 - Charles Diggis
(242) 356-5827
(242) 356-5870 (fax)
145 Shirley St.
P.O. Box CB-11145 - Robert Gibson
Oxford Medical Center
(242) 323-0378
(242) 323-0376 (fax)
Orthopedic Surgeon
4th Terrace Centerville
bahamasorthopedicmeds@gmail.com - Eugene Gray
(242) 322-2905
(242) 356-6855 (fax)
Orthopedic Surgeon
4th Terrace Centerville
P.O. Box N-4647
Egray48@hotmail.com - Barrett McCartney
Anesthesia and Respiratory Care
(242) 325-0581
(242) 325-0575 (fax)
191 Shirley St.
P.O. Box N-3723
anrespltd@gmail.com - Sy Pierre
(242) 326-6659
(242) 325-6415 (fax)
#6 5th Terrace Centerville - Pablo De Souza
Doctor’s Hospital
(242) 302-4726
1 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box N-3018
phaven@doctorshosp.com
Physicians and Surgeons – Bone and Joint (orthopedics)
- Robert Gibson Jr.
Orthopedic Surgeon
(242) 328-1485
(242) 356-6855 (fax)
Dowdswell Street
P.O. Box N-4647 - Joseph Lewis
Orthoptist Prosthetist
(242) 325-4938
(242) 322-1579 (fax)
Wilton Street - P.O. Box N-8065
Lewis_orthopedics@yahoo.com
Physicians and Surgeons – Dermatology (Skin)
- Cleveland Gooding
(242) 326-4158
34 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box SS-5512 - Herbert Orlander
St. Luke’s Medical
(242) 326-6229
54 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box N-283 - Juliette Hepburn
Dermatologist
(242) 393-7546
Harbor Shopping Plaza
Suite 34
P.O. Box N-1081
info@theskincenter.com
Physicians and Surgeons –Nose and Throat
- Winston Campbell
Nose, Throat, Head, and Neck
(242) 326-6229
(242) 322-6397 (fax)
54 Collins Ave. - Walter Gibson
Doctor’s Hospital
Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist
(242) 302-4755
(242) 322-8411 (fax)
1 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box EE-17887
waltergibsonent@gmail.com - Robert Ramsingh
(242) 326-6659
(242) 380-1653 (paging)
5th Terrace Centerville
P.O. Box N-9737
rramsingh.ent@gmail.com
Physicians and Surgeons –Gastroenterology
- Harold Munnings
Center for Digestive Health
(242) 328-5550
3 Grosvenor Close
Shirley St. - P.O. Box SS-6587
www.digestivehealthbahamas.com
bahamasgi@batelnet.bs
Physicians and Surgeons – Neurology and Neurological
- Charles Rahming
Neurologist and Neurophysiologist
(242) 322-4936
East Ave. Centerville
P.O. Box CB-12653
Rahmingmd@gmail.com - Magnus Ekedede
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Trauma Stereotatic Surgery/Spinal Surgery
(242) 323-7122
1st Terrace, Collins Ave.
P.O. Box SS-19109
Physicians and Surgeons – Nephrology
- Adrian Sawyer
Oxford Medical Center
Nephrology
(242) 326-0594
(242) 356-6855 (fax)
4th Terrace Centerville
P.O. Box N-1163 - Judson Eneas
Nephrology and Internal Medicine
(242) 393-5405
(242) 393-5449 (fax)
84 Soldier Road
P.O. Box N-1698
Physicians and Surgeons –Ophthalmology
- K. V. A Rogers
Cataract and Implant Surgery
Eye Surgery and Disease
(242) 323-7997
70 Collins Ave. - Kenneth Knowles
Eye Disease and Surgery
(242) 325-4754
36 Collins Ave.
Physicians and Surgeons – Podiatry
- Stephen Dorsett
(242) 326-5402
(242) 340-0077 (paging)
Dean’s Lane
P.O. Box N-1149 - Kenneth D. Kemp
Bahamas Medical Center
(242) 302-4607
(242) 302-4730 (fax)
Blake Road
P.O. Box SP-61622 - Deborah Raine
Bahamas Foot Centre
(242) 325-2996
(242) 325-3084 (fax)
Rosetta Street
P.O. Box N-1013
Physicians and Surgeons – Urologist
- Robin Roberts (Moving soon)
Adult and Pediatric Urology
Kidney Transplant Surgery
(242) 325-5132
(242) 356-6855 (fax)
(242) 353-0334 (paging)
4th Terrace East Centerville
P.O. Box N-4477
Air Ambulance / Medevac
When traveling to The Bahamas, particularly by cruise ship, it is advisable to have international medical, specifically the ability to use Medevac services in case of emergency. (To see a list of Air Ambulance/Medevac providers click here.)
Some things to know before you go:
Each medevac company follows different procedures. For example, if it is a helicopter versus a jet pick-up, the patient’s next of kin, if present, may have to decide whether to travel with the patient or give up that right so a medevac nurse can accompany (weight limits become extremely important on helicopters if they must cover a long distance due to limited fuel capacity).
Check if the insurance will cover all or part of the flight, as it may only cover transport to the closest hospital. This may mean being medevaced to somewhere other than the United States or, being taken to a hospital other than where you live. Most medevacs will take you to the nearest hospital, which may not be the hospital of your choice.
No hospital in The Bahamas has a helipad landing. Therefore, the Medevac plane or helicopter will be forced to land at the airport and then transport the patient by ambulance to the hospital. Please note that the airport is on the opposite side of the New Providence island from where the nearest private hospital with full emergency care services is. Air ambulance pick-up, landing and transport to the emergency room or hospital, therefore, can often take over two hours.
Medevac companies do not normally offer door-to-door service. For The Bahamas, if quoting a Medevac to the United States from The Bahamas, usually covers direct transport to Florida only. Medical emergencies at private hospitals in The Bahamas often require payment in cash before rendering services. Find out if the medevac company will pay these for you, or if you are expected to have to pay these costs out of pocket for reimbursement later. Therefore, when traveling abroad, it is always advisable to carry a credit card with a high remaining balance to ensure you will not become destitute if a medical emergency arises. If you cannot pay in advance of service, you will be transferred to a public hospital.
Normally, a medevac company will work directly with the patient’s regular US physician who will work with the medevac company to establish the relationship with the receiving hospital and physician in the U.S.
Dentists in The Bahamas
Dental Services
- Centre for Specialized Dentistry
(242) 325-5165
(242) 322-4193 (fax)
87 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box SS-6046
kmajor@specialized_dentistry.com - Star Dental Clinic
(242) 356-3007
(242) 393-7333
(242) 328-7360 (fax)
Rosetta & Alexander Sts.
P.O. Box SS-6046
Dentailstar123@gmail.com - Island Dental Centre
(242) 328-1756
(242) 328-1758 (fax)
Dewgard Plaza, Suite A-4 Madeira St.
P.O. Box SS-6451
islanddentalcentre@yahoo.com - Lewis Blue Hill Dental Centre
(242) 325-0170/1
(242) 325-0172 (fax)
Blue Hill Road
P.O. Box N-7496
np_tc@hotmail.com - The Dental Care Center
(242) 328-0898
(242) 325-8718 (fax)
13 Collins Ave. 1st Terrace
P.O. Box N-440
hedentalcarecenter@yahoo.com - New Providence Dental Centre
(242) 325-4986
(242) 328-3384 (fax)
Montrose Ave. & Madeira St.
P.O. Box N-3805
newprovidencedental@gmail.com - Dental World
(242) 322-1040
(242) 325-5622 (fax)
Collins Ave.
P.O. Box SS-5529 - West Bay Dental
(242) 327-3000
(242) 327-4446 (fax)
The Hoffer West Bay Shopping Centre
P.O. Box CB-11705
westbay.smile@gmail.com - Bahamas Orthodontic Center
(242) 328-5484
(242) 328-5489 (fax)
Lofann House, 53 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box CB-12971
www.bahamasorthodontics.com - The Medi-Center (Collins)
(242) 325-1649
108 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box EE-15625
medicentercollins@hotmail.com - The Medi-Center (Prince Charles)
(242) 364-9932
(242) 394-6380 (fax)
Prince Charles & Beatrice Ave.
P.O. Box SS-6768 - Faith Dental Centre
(242) 322-8589
(242) 326-3577 (fax)
Pickstock Pl. Robinson Rd.
P.O. Box CB-13420 - Genesis Dental Center Bahamas Ltd.
(242) 393-2333
(242) 394-3326 (fax)
Meldon Mall, Mackey St.
P.O. Box N-1588
genesisdental@ymail.com - Family Dental Care
(242) 325-8400
(242) 325-7597 (fax)
24 Rosetta St.
P.O. Box N-1272
familydental@coralwave.com - Impressions Dental
(242) 394-8600
(242) 394-4888 (fax)
34 Harbour Bay Plaza
P.O. Box N-1081
www.impressions-bahamas.com - McCartney’s Dental
(242) 356-3654
(242) 328-8726 (fax)
6th Terrace Centerville
P.O. Box AP-59189
cydmac@hotmail.com - Bay View Dental Centre
(242) 394-1383
(242) 393-6797 (fax)
East Bay Shopping Center
P.O. Box SS-19509
bvdc95@coralwave.com - DentAesthetics
(242) 394-1300
Prince Charles Drive (near Soldier Rd.)
P.O. Box SS-5666
dentaesthetics@coralwave.com - The Smile Centre
(242) 394-1000
(242) 394-4600 (fax)
45 Roosevelt Ave.
P.O. Box CB-11794
Smilecenter.bs@gmail.com - The Walk-in Dental Clinic
(242) 393-6588
36 Marathon Estates Rd.
P.O. Box EE-17000
walkindental@batelnet.bs - Universal Dental and Medicinal Centre
(242) 325-1900
(242) 325-1901 (fax)
21 Scottsdale House, 6th Terrace, Centreville
P.O. Box CB-11763
drnigellewis@hotmail.com - ExQuisite Dental Centre
(242) 326-3368
(242) 601-3035 (fax)
Robinson Rd. & Sixth St.
P.O. Box SS-6771
drtavette_scavella@hotmail.com - Rainbow Dental
(242) 356-5920
(242) 323-1172 (fax)
Mount Royal & Winchester St.
P.O. Box N-915
www.rainbowdentalbahamas.com
info@rainbowdentalbahamas.com - Kimberly D. Richardson and Dr. Osmond Richardson
(242) 328-6567
(242) 326-3369
5 Montgomery St. Palmdale
P.O. Box CB-13120
drs.richardsondental@gmail.com - Marsha Williams-Bethel
(242) 393-9050
(242) 393-6797
East Bay Shopping Centre
P.O. Box SS-19509
marshamaria@coralwave.com - John H Louis Jr. (By appointment only)
(242) 322-1920
(242) 326-0486
(242) 322-7628 (fax)
12 Collins Ave. just off Shirley St.
P.O. Box N-432
drjohnlouis@batelnet.bs - Woodley C. Thompson
(242) 322-8342
(242) 356-0350 (fax)
7 Montgomery St. Palmdale
P.O. Box EE-16367 - Antoine B. Clarke
(242) 326-3559
(242) 326-5748 (fax)
(242) 351-7844 (Freeport)
(242) 367-4355 (Abaco)
122 Rose North House, Collins Ave.
P.O. Box SS-19100
www.bahamasperio.com - Kristen Darville
(242) 394-5439
(242) 394-5436 (fax)
Suite 3, 61B Village Rd.
P.O. Box N-7791
www.myfirstdentist.net
kidz@myfirstdentist.net - Rosamund Erskine
(242) 356-4325
(242) 356-4327
102 Thompson Blvd.
P.O. Box CB-12473 - Joyous C. Pickstock
(242) 322-8589
(242) 326-3577 (fax)
Robinson Rd.
P.O. Box CB-13420 - Kay D. Bain
(242) 325-1058
(242) 328-8300 (fax)
15 4th Terrace East & Collins Ave.
P.O. Box CB-10954 - W. Owen Bastian
(242) 328-5857
(242) 636-3386 (cell)
24 Rosetta St.
owenbastian1@gmail.com - Dante Bazard
(242) 328-0898
(242) 325-8718
13 Collins Ave. First Terrace, Centreville
P.O. Box N-440
www.dentalcarebahamas.com
thedentalcenter@yahoo.com - Sythela Cambridge
(242) 394-1300
Prince Charles Drive (near Soldier Rd.)
P.O. Box SS-5666
dentaesthetics@coralwave.com - Andre Clarke
(242) 328-7254
Mt. Royal & Winchester St.
P.O. Box N-915
www.rainbowdentalbahamas.com - Ricardo E. Crawford
(242) 393-2333
(242) 394-3326 (fax)
Mel-Don Mall, Mackey St.
P.O. Box N-1588 - Anthony P. Davis
(242) 356-3007
(242) 356-2726 (fax)
Rosetta & Alexander Sts.
P.O. Box SS-6046
stardental@gmail.com - Eneas Cleveland
(242) 356-3007
(242) 328-7360 (fax)
Rosetta & Alexander Sts.
P.O. Box SS-6046
fritzieneas@yahoo.com - Gill Gibson
(242) 393-9050
(242) 393-6797 (fax)
East Bay Shopping Centre
P.O. Box 19509 - Michelle N. Mackey-Pople
(242) 322-1770
(242) 326-1534 (fax)
4 Collins Ave.
P.O. Box FH-14333 - Michelle Eccles-Major
(242) 328-7254
(242) 326-1534 (fax)
Mt Royal & Winchester St.
P.O. Box N-915
Majorone1@gmail.com - Cyd McCartney
(242) 322-1526
(242) 328-8726 (fax)
6th Terrace Centerville
P.O. Box AP-59189 - Cynthia Wood
(242) 394-7632
(242) 394-7636 (fax)
Village & Brooklyn Rds.
villagedent@hotmail.com
Dental Services –Abaco
- Agape Family Dental
(242) 367-4354
(242) 367-4355
Don McKay Blvd.
P.O. Box AB-20676
www.agapefamilydental.com - Diamante Dental
(242) 367-4968
(242) 367-0725 (fax)
Suite 6, Garnet Archer Bldg.
www.diamantedental.com (website is down) - Antoine B. Clarke
(242) 367-4355
www.bahamasperio.com
Dental Services – Freeport
- Bahamas Orthodontic Center
(242) 352-5756
Suite 3, Pioneers Way
P.O. Box CB-12971
www.bahamasorthodontics.com - Gentle Dental
(242) 351-2112
Tree Root Plaza, Pioneer’s Way - Soft Touch Dental
(242) 351-5782
(242) 351-5810 (fax)
Suite H, Regent Center West - E. Hayward Romer
(242) 352-4082
(242) 373-7507 (emergency)
Suite 9, Bloneva Bldg. - Antoine B. Clarke
(242) 351-7844
www.bahamasperio.com
