Westchester has many fine hospitals and emergency care centers, as well as pharmacies to aid in filling and refilling prescriptions. As always, if it is a sudden and serious emergency, dial 911.

Yes, you do have out-of-country emergency medical coverage. On the reverse side of the Extended Health and Dental identification card provided by the benefits carrier, it lists telephone numbers to contact at the time of the emergency, depending on where you are in the world. For more details on this coverage, please contact Human Resources at 661-2194 or by e-mail at

UNICARE covers emergency care whenever and wherever you need it- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are faced with a life-threatening emergency, always seek immediate care by going directly to the nearest emergency room or by calling 911. Benefits for eligible emergency care will be the same whether the hospital is in or out-of-network. This is only a brief summary of the plan.

Southwind has never had a life-threatening emergency for a traveler in more than 15 years of operations. Our guides are trained in mountain/wilderness first-aid. Depending on the circumstances, a vehicle, horse or helicopter may take an injured or ill person to the nearest medical facility. English-speaking doctors and clinics are available in all major cities (Santiago, Punta Arenas, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, etc.).

A19. We have a large medical kit (including lots of medication), books, and some training. Some things are easy to handle, others might be difficult. We can hopefully call to get medical advice via SSB or sat phone.

If you're traveling and need urgent medical care when you're away from home, call your PCP to discuss treatment. If your doctor recommends that you be treated where you are, your expenses will be paid at the in-network level provided they are otherwise covered by the Plan. If you can't contact your PCP, get the treatment you think you need. If you call your PCP within 48 hours, you'll receive in-network benefits for the covered services.

Yes. The Sportsman's Travel Insurance plan offers extensive coverage for not only accident and medical expenses - up to $25,000 - but high dollar limit coverage for emergency medical evacuation, even overseas. So if you have a severe illness or critical accident, and after consulting with a local physician, the local medical facility cannot properly treat you, the plan will provide up to $300,000 for emergency medical transportation to the nearest adequate facility.

Why does a big, red engine arrive when I wanted an ambulance? Because firefighters and the engine can usually get there first, and time is critical in a medical emergency. In the early days, fire stations were strategically located so the crews could quickly get to burning buildings. Obviously, time is an important aspect of firefighting, because flames can rapidly spread through a building.

Our staff has first aid and CPR training, but we do not have physicians, nurses, or emergency medical technicians present on campus or with groups during off-campus activities. A local physician is on-call, and it is only about 10 minutes from the campus to a full-care regional hospital (off-campus activities may be considerably farther from hospital facilities).

Effective November 1, 2005, HUD announced the eligibility of firefighters and emergency medical technicians to purchase HUD acquired homes located in HUD designated revitalization areas at a discount, in accordance with HUD's regulations for the Officer/Teacher Next Door (OND/TND) Sales Program.

The Los Sueños CARE Clinic is located within the gates of the resort. Bilingual medical personnel are on call 24hrs per day. The clinic is equipped with state of the art emergency stabilization equipment. In severe cases, the clinic will arrange for emergency medical transfer services via ambulance or helicopter to the renowned CIMA Hospital in San Jose, which is affiliated with Baylor Medical University of Texas.