Bahamas

Nurses Association of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Longley House
PO Box N-1691
Nassau
Bahamas
Tel.: +1 242 322 2461
Fax: +1 242 341 7950
Email: nacb@netbahamas.com

http://www.phabahamas.org/

Public Hospitals Authority In 1996, there were 667 nurses in the public sector. The Nursing School trains nurses in collaboration with the College of The Bahamas; most postgraduate training in nursing is done at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Out migration of health personnel is not a problem, rather health professionals are attracted.

Public health expenditure per capita was US$ 420, 1999-2000.

ILO – Laborsta:
Professional Nurse average monthly wage = $1709.50 BSD$ (2004)
[= $1709.50 US$ p/m]