Personally, I was not that impressed with my excursion into the SXM ER a couple of years ago. But people do have to understand that if there is a very serious medical need, as there was in this case of the police officer, than in almost all cases, the person needs to go off island to be treated.

...which is another reason why tourists should seriously think about buying medical evac insurance, as a medical evac costs roughly $50,000, and is not covered by your regular medical insurance, because in almost all cases, it would be 'out of network'..