Service· Isla Colón· Other Caribbean
Bocas del Toro Hospital & Clinic
9° 21.7′ N · 82° 15.1′ W
Bocas Town has a public hospital and health clinic — fine for minor problems, but serious cases go to the mainland or Panama City.
Practical
Position is the OpenStreetMap outline of Hospital Guillermo Sánchez Borbón (MINSA government hospital, emergency department, radiology and maternity), on the road north of town toward Big Creek. Take a taxi from the town docks. The old hospital building (Antiguo Hospital) is in town at 9.34289, -82.24728 (OSM). In Almirante, Hospital El Almirante is at 9.28954, -82.39923 (OSM). Facilities are limited (Wikipedia). Common issues are food- and water-borne illness, insect bites and heat; town tap water is untreated and coastal water near town has high fecal-coliform levels — drink filtered or bottled water and don't swim right off town (Wikipedia). Cruisers received vaccinations at the hospital in 2022 (melonthego). A 24/7 emergency radio network operates alongside the VHF 68 net (Noonsite).
Best for
Medical help
Nearby
- Smithsonian Bocas del Toro Research Station0.7 NM away
- Brisas del Mar Fuel Station (Bocas Town, jerry-jug fuel)0.8 NM away
- Airport Point & Mangrove Point (dive sites)1.1 NM away
- Tony's Market & West-Side Minisupers (Bocas Town)1.2 NM away
- El Último Refugio (Bocas Town)1.3 NM away
- José Ezequiel Hall International Airport (Bocas del Toro, BOC)1.3 NM away
- Big Bight Anchorage (Isla Colón)1.4 NM away
- Bocas Town Bakeries (John's Bakery & Panadería Alemana)1.4 NM away