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When should you go to the Accident and Emergency (Casualty) Department at the Hospital?
You should go to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Hospital only when you have a life threatening accident/incident or emergency such as:
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Gunshot or chop wounds
- Severe bleeding
- Asthmatic attacks
- Allergic reactions
- Severe chest pain
- Near drowning
- Falls or blows to the head
- High fever in babies and toddlers
- Excessive vomiting in adults and children
- Severe abdominal pain
- Severe burns
- Overdose of pills
- Ingestion of Toxic substance
Accident and Emergency (Casualty) Department are located at:
- Port of Spain and San Fernando General Hospitals
- Sangre Grande and Scarborough Regional Hospitals
- Point Fortin Area Hospital
- Paediatric Department of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex
- District Health Facilities
When should you go to a District Health Facility?
District Health Facilities are open twenty-four hours a day, offering Accident and Emergency and General Practice services.
District Health Facilities offer:
- Pharmacy services
- Radiology (Xray and ultrasound) services
- Dental services for children and adults at some facilities
- Specialists clinics for chronic and or lifestyle diseases
- Ante-natal and post-natal clinics
- Family Planning clinic
- Child health clinic
- Health Promotion fitness programmes
Check with the District Facility nearest you, to find out what services are available.
District Health Facilities are located at:
- Arima
- Mayaro
- Chaguanas
- Couva
- Princes Town
When you should you go to your local Health Centre?
Health Centres provide services from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm while in some instances the closing time is 6:00 pm. They are focused on the prevention and treatment of common diseases and injuries, basic emergency services, referral to/coordination with other levels of care (such as hospitals and specialist care), primary mental health, palliative and end-of-life care, health promotion and healthy child development.
The range of clinic services offered at Health Centres are as follows:
Ante-natal, Cervical, Child Welfare, Chronic Disease, Counseling and Welfare, Dental Extractions, Diabetic, Dressings, ECG, Family planning, General Practice, Hansen's Clinic, Home Visits, Pap Smear, Pediatric, Pre/Post Natal, HIV Testing and Counselling, Pyschiatric, School Visits, Skin/Wellness clinic and Substance Abuse counseling and Prevention.
Contacts for District Health Facilities and County Medical Offices
District Health Facilities
- Arima - 667-4714
- Mayaro – 630-1258
- Chaguanas – 665-9297
- Couva – 636-2411
- Princes Town – 655-2255
County Medical Offices
- St. George West - 624-3439
- St. George Central - 675-5281 / 675-5272
- St. George East - 667-3693
- Caroni - 636-3693 / 3961
- St. Andrew / St. David - 668-2053 / 55
- Nariva / Mayaro - 644-2320
- Victoria - 652-2016 / 653-0515
- St. Patrick - 649-1227
- Tobago - 639-3908
Quality Coordinators:
- Port of Spain General Hosp. - 780-5670
- St. Anns Hospital - 620-2229
- St. James Complex - 769-7404
- San Fernando General Hosp. - not available
- Area Hospital, Point Fortin - 648-4511
- Sangre Grande Hospital - 689-4665
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