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FACILITY PROFILE

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District - Georgetown 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 Pam Swaine

Physical Address: High Street, Georgetown QLD 4871
Postal Address: PO Box 33, Georgetown QLD 4871
General Phone: +61 7 4062 1266
General Fax: +61 7 4062 1226
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0830 to 1700

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
Cairns Base Hospital 378km

Facility Services:

Services Available Accident and Emergency Care and Primary Health Care. Outpatient services, nutrition assistance, school health screening, indigenous support and education, health promotion, community nursing, diabetic care, chronic disease management assistance and home medical aids in conjunction with RFDS and the assistance of Allied Health Outreach and other health care programs.
Clinics Immunisation, Antenatal, Women's health and Men's health.
Oral health A regular dental service is also provided.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

Nil



This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
REVIEW DATE:

Patient Activity:

  Admitted Yr-Yr Var. (%) Non-Adm. Activity Yr-Yr Var. (%)
2004/2005 41 -21.2% 4106 1.0
2005/2006 48 17.1% 4027 -1.9


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs v5.0 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
J117 OTHER SKIN, SUBC TIS & BRST PR 8
R62B OTHER NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS - CC 1
B80Z OTHER HEAD INJURY 1
175C INJ SHE,ARM, ELV,KN, LEG,A<65 - CC 1
G66B ABDMNL PAIN/MESENTRC ADENTS - CC 1
G61B GI HAEMORRHAGE A<65 - CSCC 1
F74Z CHEST PAIN 1
F63B VENOUS THROMBOSIS - CSCC 1
D61Z DYSEQUILIBRIUM 1
X60C INJURIES <65 1