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Croydon Hospital

Croydon Hospital

Location

Sircom Street
Croydon Qld 4871

Contact Details

PO Box 10, Croydon Qld 4871

Phone: 07 4748 7000 Fax: 07 4745 6162

Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday
0900-1200  1400-1600

Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
1000-1200

The building was completed in 1980. The clinic is staffed by a solo nurse, there are no QHealth doctors at this facility. The nurse lives on site. There are no inpatient services in this clinic.
Parking is in the parking area at the front of the clinic.

Appointments must be booked for all visiting clinics, RFDS and MAMU GP clinics included.

There is an average of 390 face to face presentations per month to the Croydon Clinic. Statistics to identify the nature of the presentations are not collected.

Services

Emergency Care
  • Solo Nurse on call for emergencies 24/7
  • RFDS via telephone 24/7
  • QAS vehicle on site staffed with volunteer drivers. Frequently no drivers available therefore no ambulance service available
Visiting Teams
  • Dental Clinic monthly
  • Visiting GP clinic weekly. RFDS alternate with MAMU, each clinic visits fortnightly
  • Mental Health Counselling fortnightly
  • Child Health fortnightly
  • Well Women's health check 2 monthly
  • Women's Health GP 3 monthly
  • Psychiatrist 3 monthly
  • Aged Care Team 3 monthly
  • Occupational Therapist 3 monthly
  • Physiotherapist 3 monthly
  • Chest Team 6 monthly

Evacuations

  • RFDS evacuation to Cairns, Mt Isa or Townsville
  • Road evacuation to Normanton Hospital (self drive or QAS vehicle if driver available)
Other
  • Limited Xrays (licenced operator only)
  • Limited Pathology (specimens can only be transported out on RFDS clinic day)
  • Video conference facilities


Last Updated: 17 October 2011
Last Reviewed: 17 October 2011