Emergencies in The Valley

Good to Know

• Dial 911 for any emergency (police, fire, or ambulance) in Anguilla — the same number works across the island, including The Valley.
• When you call, be ready to clearly state the type of emergency and a good description of your location/landmarks, since street addressing can be informal outside main roads.
• Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory with no British Embassy on-island — for consular help beyond local emergency services, UK travel advice directs you to contact Anguillan authorities directly and your travel insurer.
• For serious medical emergencies beyond what Princess Alexandra Hospital (The Valley) can handle, patients are typically air-evacuated to St. Maarten, Puerto Rico, or Miami — worth confirming your travel insurance covers medevac.
• During hurricane season (June–November), the most reliable real-time official alerts come via the Department of Disaster Management's WhatsApp channel and Facebook page rather than a dedicated app — worth following before the season starts if you're staying long-term.
• Anguilla has only one hospital on the entire island — Princess Alexandra Hospital in The Valley — so it is the default destination for any emergency regardless of where you are on the island.
• There is no formal trauma-center level classification (like a US Level I/II/III system) here; for major trauma or complex critical care, expect stabilization followed by medical evacuation off-island to Sint Maarten, Puerto Rico, Antigua, or Miami.
• Post-Brexit, UK GHIC/NHS reciprocal healthcare access does not apply in Anguilla, so British nationals should carry private/travel medical insurance including medevac coverage.
• There are no private hospitals in Anguilla — private clinics (e.g. Hughes Medical Centre) handle outpatient/specialist care but cannot provide emergency or inpatient trauma care, so all serious emergencies route through Princess Alexandra Hospital.