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FACILITY PROFILE

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District - Chillagoe Hospital

Elements of this profile updated: 14/03/2008


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 14 March 2008
REVIEW DATE: April 2008

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
Director of Nursing Ms Teri Lambert

Physical Address: 21 Hospital Road, Chillagoe QLD 4871
Postal Address: PO Box 4, Chillagoe QLD 4871
General Phone: +61 7 4094 7500
General Fax: +61 7 4094 7117
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0900 to 1600

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
Mareeba Hospital 145km

Facility Services:

Services Available Accident & Emergency Care with the support of RFDS, outpatient services, nutrition assistance, school health screening, indigenous support and education, health promotion, community nursing, diabetic care, chronic disease managment assistance, home medical aids and mental health rural and remote outreach.
Clinics Medical, Antenatal, Women's health, Skin, RFDS Mental Health Counsellor and Immunisation.
Visiting Allied Health Services Allied Health Outreach (physiotherapy, occupational therapy and social work), private optometrist, Australian Hearing Service and dental services.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

nil



This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
REVIEW DATE: March 2007

Patient Activity:

  Admitted Yr-Yr Var. (%) Non-Adm. Activity Yr-Yr Var. (%)
2004/2005 37 -21.3% 4557 -14.6
2005/2006 38 2.7% 4408 -3.3


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs 5.0 2005/2006 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
X60 INJURIES A<65 10
J117 OTHER SKIN, SUBC TIS & BRST PR 8
175C INJ SH, ARM, ELB, KN, LEG A<65 - CC 5
G67B OESPHS, GASTR & MIS DIG A>9 - CSCC 2
B80Z OTHER HEAD INJURY 2
Q60C RETCILENDO & IMNTY DIS - CSCC - MAL 1
J67B MINOR SKIN DISORDERS, SAMEDAY 1
J13B L LMB PR-ULCR/CELS - (GRFT &CSCC) 1
E65B CHRNIC OBSTRCT ARIWAY DIS-SCC 1
E65A CHRNIC OBSTRCT ARIWAY DIS+CSCC 1
147C INJ FRARM, WR, HND, FOOT A<9- CSCC 1
168C NON-SURG SPINAL DISORDERS SD 1
E66B MJR CHEST TRMA A>69/+CC 1
F74Z CHEST PAIN 1
F71B N-MJR ARYTHM 7 CONDCTN DSRD- CSCC 1
B72B NRVS SYS INF EX VRL MGNTS - CSCC 1