STATISTICSSThe Cost of Mariner Healthcare Statseafarers are a vulnerable population, working far from home under stressful and dangerous working conditions, putting them at risk for a different range of illness and injury than land-based employees. In May 2013, the Yale University S School of Medicine and Future Care published a preliminary study based on data obtained from six years of medical incidents managed under Future Care, Inc.’s “Caring for the Crew Program.” Goals of the study included characterization of medical events and services provided, cataloguing and analyzing medical expenses, determining risk factors for the develop-ment of medical events and developing intervention strategies to reduce injury and illness.6 years of the Future Care Database:106 companies 6,724 on-board inquiries1,500 ships 3,537 independent claims (injury, illness)>5,600 seafarers 16,711 billed eventsData Delivered, Conclusions Made: The preliminary study revealed interesting trends. Overall, 54.4% of the Future Care cases were due to illness, 32.6% were the result of injury, and 13.0% were dental issues. Age, gender and nationality strati-