Check with your hotel to see if they are allowed to stay. Posada Clinic Aruba, L G Smith Blvd 14, T820840, F835664, offers haemodialysis service, multilingual staff, reservations 3 months in advance, modern equipment. The emergency telephone number for the Ambulance and Fire Department is 115. Also for ambulance in Oranjestad, T821234 and in San Nicolas, T845050. Air Ambulance, Mr Rupert Richards, T829197, F835664.
Drinking water is distilled from sea water and consequently is safe.
The main health hazard for the visitor is over-exposure to the sun. Be very careful from 1100-1430, and use plenty of high factor suntan lotion. Aruba has its own currency, the Aruban florin, not to be confused with the Antillean guilder, which is not accepted in shops and can only be exchanged at banks. US dollars and credit cards are widely accepted, even on buses, and the Venezuelan bol var is also used. ATMs dispense only Aruban currency.