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Cairns Base Hospital is the major Surgery referral centre for Cairns and Far North Queensland. Most General Surgical, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology and Maxillo-facial procedures can be performed here. The hospital specialists also visit smaller regional and remote towns across the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service to see outpatients and perform minor surgery e.g. Innisfail, Atherton and Mareeba. Inter HHS outreach to Weipa, Thursday Island and Cooktown are also performed regularly.
GP Referral Information
The Division of surgery conduct various outpatient services, including General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, ENT, Plastic Surgery and Ophthalmology. Access to these services is via a GP referral. Once the department receives these referrals it is then prioritised in order of urgency and appropriately allocated to the relevant medical team.
Please refer to your local GP for any further information regarding surgical referrals.
Visiting Hours
Monday - Friday
0800-1630
Parking
Paid public car parking
Corner of Lake, Grove and Digger Street
Enter via Digger Street
Location
Cairns Base Hospital
Level 1, Block B
The Esplanade
Cairns Qld 4870
Contact Details
Division of Surgery
Cairns Base Hospital
PO Box 902
Cairns Qld 4870
Phone: +61 7 4226 0000
Fax: +61 7 4226 6843
