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FACILITY PROFILE

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District - Herberton 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 Mr Greg Hill
Medical Superintendent Dr Ken Conolly

Physical Address: Bertha Street, Herberton QLD 4887
Postal Address: PO Box 46, Herberton QLD 4887
General Phone: +61 7 4096 2222
General Fax: +61 7 4096 2451
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0830 to 1700 Mon to Fri

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
Cairns Base Hospital 93km

Facility Services:

Services Available Acute medical, long stay frail aged dementia, respite care, 24 hour emergency outpatient service, Emergency short term respite, Centre based day respite (HACC funded), Lighten up health lifestyle program, Meal on Wheels, Carer's Support Group, School Health, HACC services, Palliative Care, Home Assessment and Referrals, Community Domicilary Nursing, Physical Aid Loans, Community Education, awarenes and screening. Advisory Assistance to Community Members.
Clinics Women's Health, Skin Cancer Detection and Child Health.



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 177 -14.1% 1204 13.4
2005/2006 186 5.1% 1239 2.9


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs V5.0 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
Z64A OTH FCTR INFL HEALTH STATUS 64
K60B DIABETES - CSCC 24
B77Z HEADACHE 6
J64B CELLULITUS A>59 - CSCC / A<60 3
R60C ACUTE LEUKEMIA - CSCC 3
G67B OESPHS, GASTR &MIS DIG A>9 CSCC 3
G60B DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY - CSCC 3
B66B NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASM - CSCC 3
J60A SKIN ULCERS 2
Z63A OTHER AFTERCARE + CSCC 2
Z60B REHABILITATION - CSCC 2
E65B CHRNIC OBSTRCT AIRWAY DIS - CSCC 2
L62B KDNY AND UNRY TRCT NEOPLASMS - CSCC 2
Z64B OTH FCTR INFL HEALTH STATUS SD 2