With a year-round population of around 11,000 residents, Nevis struggles to provide its citizens with basic medical services. Often, residents must seek out costly off-island treatments that they cannot afford. For example, mammography is performed on Nevis, and twice yearly a team of ophthalmologists provides eye examinations, but until recently, patients had to go off-island to receive their necessary chemotherapy and laser eye surgery. 

Patients benefit greatly from receiving treatment locally at the Alexandra Hospital. Friends of Islands Initiatives, Inc. focuses on purchasing medical equipment that will allow the hospital to treat Nevisian residents and visitors alike on-island.

How We Help

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Friends of Islands Initiatives has provided the following equipment to the Alexandra Hospital:

2017	3 mobile blood pressure monitoring carts
2018	2 patient bedside vital signs monitor
2019	1 fetal antepartum monitor with cart to provide medical staff with the latest technology in caring for pregnant mothers 1 portable oxygen concentrator to facilitate proactively the commercial airline travel of patients in need of specialized care at a larger hospitals, before their health deteriorates to the point of requiring an air ambulance
2020	3 EKG machines with rolling carts
2021	1 Anesthesia Vaporizer
2022	Accessories for hospital carts that now use tablets for digitizing patient records Patient transfer stretchers
2023	Blood Analyzer Machine

We continue to work toward providing vital equipment for patient care at the Alexandra Hospital. The hospital wish list has included the following with ever-changing needs as equipment ages:

Please help us in these efforts by considering a donation to our organization.