Peebles Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
Coordinates | 18°25′02″N 64°37′09″W / 18.4171°N 64.6191°W |
History | |
Opened | 1922 |
Peebles Hospital is the main public hospital in the British Virgin Islands. The hospital is located in the capital, Road Town, on the island of Tortola. It was founded in 1922 by Major H.W. Peebles, and was originally known as the Cottage Hospital.[1][2]
The main hospital building six stories plus a mechanical penthouse, with 168,700 square feet of floor space. It has facilities for patient care, surgery, and recovery, and an intensive care unit.[3]