Ship Board Medical Care
A phone call from the ship’s agent is all we require to deliver medical care when a crew member is injured or falls ill.
Most of the calls we receive involve services we can deliver aboard your vessel. Our expert medical staff can make onboard ship calls delivering high-quality, fast and convenient care.
In the event that we recommend specialty care, we will make all necessary arrangements from scheduling appointments and providing transportation to filling prescriptions and delivering medications to your vessel.
Our service is convenient for patients and cost-effective for the ship’s agent and owner. We also provide extensive laboratory services, imaging and EKGs in addition to medical care.
Immunizations
Our staff members work with ship crews from around the world, and have regional and global knowledge of required and recommended immunizations. We offer expert counsel on appropriate immunizations, and are fully stocked to administer both routine and hard-to-find vaccines. We ensure proper immunizations and anti-malarial prescriptions when appropriate.
We also provide complete documentation of yellow fever vaccinations and cholera waivers for ships traveling to countries with documentation requirements.
Drug Testing
PIMMS provides shipboard drug testing services 24 hours a day for all drug testing scenarios such as:
• Post-accident follow up
• Pre-employment screening
• Coast Guard required testing
• Routine or random testing
24-Hour Telephone Advice
PIMMS offers medical advice to ships at sea 24 hours a day, and we coordinate evacuations with the U.S. Coast Guard when necessary.