Cayman Islands Hospital

The Cayman Islands Hospital is located in the heart of George Town. It is a modern 124-bed hospital, encompassing 139,066sq ft on two storeys and is the principal health care facility in the country. It offers accident and emergency services, a general practitioner clinic, full maternity services, haemodialysis, a full service outpatient pharmacy, as well as Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) at their new specialist clinic.

Diagnostic services include: mammography, radiology, paediatrics, operating theatres, physiotherapy, a pharmacy, laboratory services, a DNA forensic unit and many other facilities that can be expected in a modern healthcare setting.

Accident and Emergency: The A&E is very well staffed with a rotation of over twelve doctors.

General Clinic: Offers a range of general family health services as well as nursing care, family planning, government and immigration medicals, home visits, mental health counselling, STI services, and pharmacy. Their acute care clinic offers walk-in appointments and assists with everyday illnesses and injuries, including mild sprains and cuts, flu and colds.

Cayman Islands Hospital - Specialist Clinic
150 Smith Road, Smith Road Centre (3rd floor), George Town

The Cayman Islands Hospital - Specialist Clinic provides a variety of services for children, adolescents, adults and their families. The new facility at Smith Road Centre is spacious and easily accessible, with a patient shuttle service to the Cayman Islands Hospital.

Specialist services include: gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics, operating theatres, physiotherapy, cardiology, internal medicine, dentistry, dermatology, haematology, oncology, urology, nutrition, psychology, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, gastroenterology, interventional radiology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, otorhinolaringology (ear, nose and throat) and chronic pain management. The CIH also brings many visiting specialists to the Island on a regular basis.

Tel: (345) 244 7750 or 244 7751
Open: Monday - Friday - 8am-4pm

Maternity Ward
The Cayman Islands Hospital offers three single delivery suites, eight maternity rooms (three single and five double rooms) and is home to the only Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on the Island.

Behavioural Health Department (Mental Health)
150 Smith Road, Smith Road Centre (3rd floor), George Town

Specialist services include: 24-hour patient emergency care, outpatient therapy, acute inpatient care, consultation and liaison services, community outreach and education, and research. Current specialities include therapy for anxiety, trauma, and depression; assessment and acute intervention for chronic cases; forensic assessments; neuropsychology and psychiatric consultation and medication management. The Behavioural Health Department is located at the Smith Road Specialist Clinic.

Laboratory Services
Laboratory Manager: (345) 244 2670
Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCI): 1 (630) 268 7400

Forensic Science Laboratory
The Cayman Islands Forensic Science Laboratory is an established multifunctional, state of the art laboratory, operated by the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority in Grand Cayman. It offers expertise in a number of areas, including forensic biology and DNA testing, DNA databasing services, DNA paternity testing, forensic toxicology testing, forensic drug analysis, pathology, and forensic criminalistics testing in selected areas.
Open: Daily, 8.30am-2pm
Tel: (345) 244 2853

Nutrition Services
The Cayman Islands Hospital offers nutrition services at their General Practice Clinic weekly, as well as at the district health centres on a monthly and bi-monthly basis.

Services include: individualised detailed assessments and diet plans, weight management for adults and children, for eating healthily with diabetes, high cholesterol, and more.

Nutrition clinics are take place at the HSA Specialist Clinic on Tuesdays, 8.30am - 12pm, Thursdays 1.30pm-4pm, and on the first Monday of every month, there is a Paediatric nutrition clinic held from 1.30pm-4pm.

Dental Clinics
The Cayman Islands Hospital Dental Clinic and Merren Dental Clinic offers emergency services on a first come, first served basis.
Open: Monday - Friday 8am-4.30pm, Walk-In Clinic for Emergencies (Dentist Only) - 8am-10am Only - Closed Saturdays and Sundays

Lions Eye Clinic (HSA)
Dr. Richard Corkin MBChB FCS (Ophth)SA, MRCOphth (UK)
Dr Ermanno Scerrati BSc, MBBS, MECS (UK)
Offering comprehensive range of general ophthalmic services from laser services and ocular ultrasound, to minor surgical procedures.
Open: Monday - Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Smith Road Centre Pharmacy
Tel: (345) 244 7542
Open: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturdays and Sundays 9am-4.30pm.
This location is refills ONLY for CINICO and Private insurance members with 100% coverage. New prescriptions for all customers must be picked up from the main hospital pharmacy.

Cayman Islands Hospital Pharmacy
Tel: (345) 244 2715/16
Open: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm, 8am-5.30pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays. Open to the general public, as well as in-patients.
Fax: (345) 949 2998

View the Health Services Authority page for more information on other health centres operated by the HSA.