< PreviousWHERE TO SEEK HELP It’s okay not to be okay. If you feel you need help with your mental health, talk with your primary healthcare provider who can then guide you to the professional best suited to your needs. You can also reach out directly to one of the many organisations on island who are trained to help in the area of mental health. The following organisations offer help and support to people with mental health problems: Alex Panton Foundation e: info@alexpantonfoundation.ky w: alexpantonfoundation.ky Alcoholics Anonymous Cayman Islands t: AA hotline 926-9044 w: caymanaa.org Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association of the Cayman Islands t: 924-4170 e: info@adacayman.com Bethesda Counselling Centre t: 923-6488 e: bethesda@candw.ky Caribbean Haven Residential Centre t: 947-9992 w: dcs.gov.ky/chrc Cayman Islands Crisis Centre t: 949-0366 t: 24-hour crisis line 1-800-534-2422 e: info@cicc.ky w: cicc.ky Cayman NA (Narcotics Anonymous) t: 929-6262 e: caymannarcoticsanonymous@gmail.com The Counselling Centre t: 949-8789 e: counsellingservices@gov.ky Day Hospital Programme (Occupational Therapy) Health Services Authority t: 949-8600 e: info@hsa.ky Emergency Services t: 9-1-1 Employee Assistance Programme of the Cayman Islands t: 949-9559 e: eap@eapcayman.com Family Resource Centre t: 949-0006 e: frc@gov.ky Grand Cayman Al-Anon t: 928-8843 w: caymanalanon.com Health Services Authority t: 949-8600 t: 948-2243 (Cayman Brac) e: info@hsa.ky Infinite Mindcare t: 926-0882 w: infinitemindcare.com Loud Silent Voices t: 922-3847 e: info@lsv.support Mental Health Helpline (free and confidential support) t: 1-800-534-6463 OnCourse Cayman t: 745-6463 w: oncoursecayman.com In an emergency, or if you or someone you know is in distress or immediate danger, call the emergency services on 9-1-1. Cayman Health 2022 MENTAL HEALTH 68CONTACT: 949-7400 • www.caymanclinic.ky • cayman.clinic@gmail.com •/Caymanclinic OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Fri: 8am – 5:30pm Sat: 8am-2pm • OFFICE LOCATION: 439 Crewe Rd, GT FAMILY MEDICINE • Healthcare for the whole family, including child & adolescent health • IUD’s & Contraceptive Implants • Menopause • Minor Injuries (Sutures, steristrips and glue) • Illnesses requiring immediate care, incl. intravenous treatment • School & scholarship medicals • Work Permit/Executive Health Exams • Palliative Care • Dive medicals & injuries &HUWL¿HG$YLDWLRQ0HGLFDO([DPLQHU SPORTS MEDICINE • Sports injury prevention • Treatment for overuse injuries • Basic fracture management &RQFXVVLRQ6SRUW6SHFL¿F5HWXUQ7R3OD\ 3ODWHOHW5LFK3ODVPD 353 • Triggerpoint Injections • Medical Botox ULTRASOUND MEDICINE Diagnostic and therapeutic interventions LAB SERVICES IDEAL PROTEIN WEIGHT LOSS WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR LOVED ONES Only Quality Care & Experience will do Dr Virginia Hobday Family Medicine Dr. Heidi Fahy Family Medicine Dr. Denise Osterloh Family Medicine Dr. Fiona Robertson Family Medicine Dr. Melissa Mascaro Sports Medicine Nina Baxa RDMS Ultrasonagrapher Fiona Hobday Ideal Protein Consultant We’re like the sock that doesn’t get lost in the laundry. In other words, we don’t disappear on you when you need us. With 99% of medical claims paid in five days or less, your reimbursement won’t get lost in the shuffle. To learn more, visit cgcoralisle.com. British Caymanian Insurance Agencies Limited BritCay House, 236 Eastern Avenue, P.O. Box 74, George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman Islands tel. 345.949.8699 cgcoralisle.com | @cgcoralisleMEDICAL TOURISM MEDICAL TOURISM F ollowing financial services and tourism, the emerging field of destination tourism is becoming one of the most important economic sectors in the Cayman Islands. And aside from the ripple- down effects of the finances injected into the community, the health benefits for island residents and visitors are manifold. Health City Cayman Islands, which opened in East End in 2014, is widely seen as leading the way, but several other facilities are also offering medical tourism services. These include NovoClinic, Regenexx, and Cayman Fertility Centre. Aster Cayman Medcity was announced in December 2020 as a new, world-class healthcare facility to be built in the Cayman Islands, at an estimated US$350 million as a western hub for the Dubai-based Aster DM Healthcare. Medcity was to provide primarily medical tourism services, as well as healthcare for local Cayman residents. However, as Cayman Health went to press in August 2022, there was no update on the progress of the facility. HEALTH CITY Health City is a tertiary hospital offering affordable healthcare, treating patients from Cayman as well as around the Caribbean and the Americas. The facility was founded by internationally renowned heart surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Devi Shetty and supported by the Narayana Health Group of Hospitals. As chairman. Dr. Shetty overseas a network of 32 hospitals across India as well as Health City Cayman Islands, which share the mission of making affordable, high-quality healthcare accessible to all. It is the largest hospital in the Caribbean to have earned the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission International, the worldwide leader in accrediting the quality of healthcare. As a destination for international patients seeking medical procedures and recovery care, Health City has on-site accommodation at Parrot Ridge apartments on its East End site, with 16 units reserved for overseas patients. Different types of apartments cater for solo travellers and families. Ground-breaking for the Health City facility at Camana Bay. Third pillar of Cayman’s economy. Cayman Health 2022 MEDICAL TOURISM 72A variety of treatment is offered at the campus, with everything from life-saving heart surgery to neurology. Health City is currently expanding to Camana Bay, where construction of a US$100 million super- specialty hospital is under way. The new facility will feature a specialised cancer care centre with comprehensive and advanced oncology offerings, a neonatal intensive care unit, an emergency pavilion and critical care unit, and a robust multi-specialty programme which includes robotic surgery. STEM CELL SPECIALISM Cayman is also a leader in advanced orthopaedic stem cell treatment. Patients fly in to be treated at Regenexx Cayman, located on the Seven Mile Beach corridor. Using a patient’s own stem cells or blood platelets, the injection- based procedures are an alternative to orthopaedic surgery, and are used to treat various injuries and conditions. These include joint arthritis, tendon and ligament tears, cartilage damage and non-healing fractures. “Regenexx Cayman is the exclusive provider of Regenexx-C, a cultured stem cell treatment which yields up to 100-1,000 times more stem cells than other procedures,” says Phillip Ebanks, company director. “Patients can also cryopreserve (freeze) their cultured cells for future treatments in Regenexx Cayman’s state-of-the art laboratory, the largest cleanroom lab in the Caribbean.” The clinic has 11 visiting US board-certified physicians, and their patient care team assists with all aspects of treatment, from scheduling appointments and answering questions, to advising on accommodation and travel requirements. SPINAL SURGERY NovoClinic, based at BritCay House in George Town, is also attracting medical tourists for its innovative spine treatments. The facility offers a concierge service to visitors travelling to the island for back care, accommodating patients at apartments on Seven Mile Beach. The facility hosts CaymanSpine, a speciality clinic for motion surgery in the spine. Advanced, US- based, fellowship-trained spine surgeons are located in Cayman, offering some treatments available only on-island. The team has a practice philosophy that spinal fusion should be the last resort for the majority of patients. Instead, they focus on non- invasive interventions, minimally invasive surgical decompressions, cervical disc replacement and other surgical solutions. “Cayman is attractive not only to healthcare providers, but to patients as it’s strictly regulated, it's beautiful and offers all the advantages of a first world country,” says Don Duff, advanced practice nurse for CaymanSpine at NovoClinic. FERTILITY TREATMENT Fertility treatment is another area of expertise attracting overseas visitors to Cayman. Based in East End, Cayman Fertility Clinic positions itself as the only full-service fertility centre in Cayman and the most successful in the Caribbean. The medical tourism patients come primarily for IVF and donor eggs. “Our specialty is IVF with pre-implantation genetic testing (genetic testing of embryos before pregnancy), which contributes to our extremely high success rates,” says Dr. Joseph Davis, medical director at the facility. “This is a major reason why patients from abroad seek us out. “Another reason we are a preferred destination for medical tourism is our cost of care. IVF is typically twice as expensive in the US and more in rural areas of the US and Canada, compared to Cayman Fertility Centre. “Thirdly, we strive to see patients and get them into treatment as soon as possible so they are not waiting months for care as can happen in the UK and other parts of the world.” caymanhealth.com73VISITOR RESOURCES EMERGENCY NUMBERS Listings on page 13 AIRLINES Air Canada aircanada.com American Airlines aa.com British Airways britishairways.com Caribbean Airlines caribbean-airlines.com Cayman Airways caymanairways.com JetBlue jetblue.com Southwest Airlines southwest.com Sunwing Airlines flysunwing.ca United Airlines united.com WestJet westjet.com BANKS The main banks for cash withdrawals and currency exchange are : BUTTERFIELD BANK Locations: Butterfield Place 12 Albert Panton Street George Town Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm 1 Nexus Way Camana Bay Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Midtown Plaza 273 Elgin Avenue George Town Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Saturday 9am to 12pm CAYMAN NATIONAL BANK Locations: Peter A. Tomkin Building 200 Elgin Avenue George Town Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm 62 Forum Lane Camana Bay Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm Centennial Towers West Bay Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm Countryside Shopping Village, Savannah Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm West End Cayman Brac Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm Blossom Village Little Cayman Monday & Thursday 9am to 11:30am & 12pm to 2pm (Hours subject to change with Cayman Airways flight schedule) CIBC FIRST CARIBBEAN Locations: 25 Main Street George Town Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm Health City Cayman Islands (Closed at time of publication, check cibcfibc.com for updates) Regatta Seven Mile Beach Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm RBC Locations: 24 Shedden Road George Town Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm 53 Shamrock Road Monday to Friday 11am to 6pm Cayman Health 2022 MEDICAL TOURISM 74SCOTIABANK Locations: 18 Forum Lane Camana Bay Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm 1056 Crewe Road South Sound Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 4:30pm FOOD DELIVERY COMPANIES Bento Booze by Bento bento.ky (orders placed on app) Fine Dine-In t: 623-3463 Island Grub islandgrub.ky t: 923-7974 (orders placed on app) Let’s Eat letseat.ky *Supermarkets also offer delivery services. See the following listings: SUPERMARKETS Foster’s Airport 63A Dorcy Drive George Town t: 815-4051 Monday to Saturday 6:30am to 10pm Foster’s Camana Bay Solaris Ave. t: 945-4748 Monday to Saturday 6:30am to 10pm Foster’s Countryside Countryside Shopping Village Savannah t: 943-5155 Monday to Saturday 6:30am to 10pm Foster’s Morritt’s Express 2206 Queen's Highway East End t: 947-2826 Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm Foster's Republix 373 Willie Farrington Drive West Bay t: 949-3214 Monday to Saturday 6:30am to 10pm Hurley’s 1053 Crewe Road Red Bay t: 947-8488 Monday to Saturday 7am to 9pm Kirk Market 413 Eastern Avenue George Town t: 949-7022 Monday to Saturday 6:30am to 9:30pm PHARMACIES Listings on page 129 TAXIS Ace t: 777-7777 Crown t: 916-0111 Greg’s Taxi t: 925-2097 Super Cabs t: 888-8888 Truly Blessed Taxi t: 517-2274 McCurley’s (North Side) t: 947-9626 Cayman Brac Carter Taxi & Tours t: 923-5494 Mossy Taxi Services t: 939-5917 Terry’s Taxi t: 928-1267 RIDE-SHARING SERVICES FLEX flex.ky BUSES Departing from George Town, next to the public library, buses run to each of the districts on Grand Cayman. 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