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An old coaling station, Hospital Cay is a popular destination for boating, cook-outs, and overnight camping.

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In 1741, the British established a hospital on the island during a war with the Spanish. Used primarily to isolate and treat sailors stricken with yellow fever, the British spent eight months in Guantanamo Bay.

A hundred years later, the British warship HMS Buzzard anchored near the island and once again used the island to isolate a dozen crew members suffering from yellow fever. All survived except one who was buried on the south end of the island.

The island was later used as a coaling station.