Is there a hospital in the Pitcairn Islands?

Question

I would assume there would have to be serve the nation's estimated population of 48. If not does New Zealand or some other nation provide a helicopter service to them so they can be transported to a hospital in other nation?

Answer 1

No. There is a medical facility and a resident doctor, but no hospital. The nearest hospital facilities are in French Polynesia or New Zealand, at least four days sail away.

Answer 2

Pitcairn is over 3,350 miles from New Zealand.  No helicopter in the world has this range - getting one there and back would require repeated aerial refueling.  

There is no place to land a plane on land

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pitca...

and sea landings are notoriously unreliable.  

One serious search and rescue seaplane has a range of 2500 miles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShinMaywa_U...

Answer 3

no.  oops, AF wins.

<<With only 48 inhabitants (from nine families), Pitcairn is also notable for being the least populated jurisdiction in the world>>

who'd run it?

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travelling-and-...

i stand corrected.

<<Pitcairn has a medical clinic and a resident doctor, but you should note that medical facilities are limited.  The nearest hospital facilities are in French Polynesia or New Zealand, at least four days sail away.>>

see, even the answerers learn stuff.  :-)