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The Institute of Surgery at Townsville Health Service District provides specialist care in general surgery and in many other surgical specialities. The surgical specialities include Neurosurgery, ENT Ophthalmology, Vascular surgery, Plastic Surgery Maxilliofacial surgery and Orthopaedic surgery and all of these surgical disciplines together with general surgery have a common contact point.
The Institute of surgery also provides special care in Paediatric surgery but please note that the primary contact area for Paediatric Surgical Clinic is within the Women’s and Children’s Institute on the ground floor of the acute block at The Townsville Hospital . .
Referrals to the Ophthalmic outpatients may also be made on 4796 2775 and this clinic is also located on the second level of the acute block.
Referral procedures are obviously dependent upon clinical status and may be broadly thought of as:
Emergencies via Emergency Department.
Urgent via telephone direct with the registrar in the discipline of Neuroscience, ENT, Ophthalmology, Vascular, Plastic, Maxilliofacial and Orthopaedic surgery. Some surgical registrars wear several hats and if wishing to make phone contact of an urgent nature it is best to ask for the appropriate speciality registrar and you will be put in contact with the appropriate registrar.
Elective outpatient appointments are made quite readily by fax or by letter direct to the person involved or to the specialist clinic requested and forwarded to the Surgical Primary Reception Centre where it will be prioritised following medical review.
Paediatric surgical requests should be addressed to the Paediatric Surgeon at ground floor, Women’s and Children's Institute.
All of these surgical services are provided by specialist surgical staff committed to your surgical well-being.
Direct referrals to the Plaster Room cannot be considered. Patients with fractures must be referred to the emergency Department of to Fracture Clinic.
| Surgical Specialities | Paediatric Surgery | Ophthalmic Outpatients | |
| Location |
Surgery Reception Centre, Level 2, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814 |
Women & Children's Institute, Ground Floor, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814 |
Level 2, Acute Block, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814 |
| Postal Address |
IMB 79, PO Box 670, Townsville QLD 4810 |
IMB 85, PO Box 670,
Townsville QLD 4810 |
IMB 79, PO Box 670,
Townsville QLD 4810 |
| Phone | +61 7 4796 2700 | +61 7 4796 1450 | +61 7 4796 2700 |
| Facsimile | +61 7 4796 2810 | +61 7 4796 1489 | +61 7 4796 2751 |
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