A 19-acre parcel of land has been identified as the proposed site for a new “fit-for-purpose” medical complex, according to the senior advisor to the Ministry of Health.
Evans McNiel Rogers announced the milestone during a government press conference on 21 September, but did not provide details about the site’s location or ownership.
He said he had planned since last year to give his “full attention” to the proposed facility during September and added that the project was progressing.
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The ministry has been consulting architects in Anguilla, across the Caribbean and in the United States to develop renderings, he said.
“So that we’ll be able to come up with a fit-for-purpose facility for Anguilla, taking into context our population size, the number of beds that we would want here.”
The senior ministerial advisor said the ministry will look at the conceptual drawings in detail before selecting “one or two final drawings”.
They will then be put out to public consultation with the aim to have them finalised by December 2027, he added.
In April 2025, McNiel Rogers said he was “very optimistic” the government would be able to fund a new medical complex within the subsequent five years.
He said there was a “dire need” for a fit-for purpose health facility to replace the Princess Alexandra Hospital in The Quarter.
He suggested that a 160-165 bed hospital “with all the bells and whistles” would cost about US$35-40 million and it was his intention to work towards that goal.
McNiel Rogers, who previously served as health minister, said the reason a new hospital had not been built during his tenure was partly due to a lack of funds.
“We were not fortunate enough to be able to have .ai revenue coming in,” he said at the time, adding that there are different options for funding today.
Princess Alexandra Hospital offers a range of medical services including emergency care, surgery and specialist treatments.
The healthcare facility faces several issues including limited resources, space constraints, infrastructure issues and dependance on external support.
In July 2024, then premier and health minister Ellis Webster said a modern, state-of-the-art hospital facility was part of the government’s plans.
However, at the time he said his administration had “lots of priorities” which had to be executed in order of importance.
Anguilla Focus has reached out to the Ministry of Health for further information on the location and ownership of the 19 acres of land.
