As I understand it, if you're going into labour in this part of the county and an ambulance is called/it's a bit more serious, its down to capacity and resources at the time whether it's Hastings or up the A21 and over the border to Pembury.
An old pub acquaintance of mine and fellow Hastings boy Michael Yardy was also Pembury born. Despite that set-back of which he had no control over either, he captained his county of Sussex at cricket, played for England, won the County Championship 3 times for the Martlets, won the T20 blast...