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FACILITY PROFILE

Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District - Mareeba Hospital

Elements of this profile updated: 06/03/2008


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 06 March 2008
REVIEW DATE: April 2008

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
Medical Superintendant Patrick O'Neill
Director of Nursing Ingrid Steed

Physical Address: 2 Lloyd Street, MAREEBA Qld 4880
Postal Address: PO Box 145, MAREEBA Qld 4880
General Phone: +61 7 4092 9333
General Fax: +61 7 4092 9160
Zone: Northern
Office Hours:

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
Cairns Base Hospital 70km
The Townsville Hospital 475km
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 2040km

Facility Services:

Hospital Accident & Emergency, Medical, Surgical, Theatre, Maternity.
Specialist Services Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pharmacy, Radiology, Pathology, Mental Health, Oral Health, Palliative Care, ECG/CTG, Indigenous Health, ATODS (Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Service).
Allied Health Services Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Social Work, Dietetics and Nutrition.
Outreach Services Medical Services - Dimbulah & Chillagoe, Oral Health Services - Chillagoe, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, ATODS, Indigenous Community Nutritionist.
HACC Services Frail Aged, People with Disabilities.
Other Aged Services Tablelands Aged Care Services.
Visiting Specialist Services Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, General Surgical, Paediatrics, Psychiatry.
Community Health Immunisation, School Health, Child Health, Parent craft, Women's Health, Men's Health, Aged Care Assessment, Drug & Alcohol Services, and Health Promotion/Prevention.
ATODS (Alcohol, tobacco & Other Drugs Services) Counselling service, health promotion, brief intervention, education of health providers.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

*90k renovation planned for general ward to assist with frail and aged patients. Due to be completed early 2008.



Measured Quality For The Facility:

Please refer to the Quality Measurement Management Action Reports for details.

This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
REVIEW DATE: March 2008

Patient Activity:

  Admitted Yr-Yr Var. (%) Non-Adm. Activity Yr-Yr Var. (%)
1991/1992 2628 0.0% 41350 0.0
1992/1993 2723 3.6% 46345 12.1
1993/1994 3261 19.8% 47700 2.9
1994/1995 3298 1.1% 43526 -8.8
1995/1996 3701 12.2% 46289 6.3
1996/1997 3553 -4.0% 51160 10.5
1997/1998 3744 5.4% 43655 -14.7
1998/1999 3966 5.9% 51716 18.5
1999/2000 4445 12.1% 68818 33.1
2000/2001 3574 -19.6% 59921 -12.9
2001/2002 3458 -3.2% 58611 -2.2
2002/2003 3071 -11.2% 53550 -8.6
2003/2004 2790 -9.2% 49677 -7.2
2004/2005 2692 -3.5% 51582 3.8
2005/2006 2869 6.6% 47065 -8.8


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs (V5.0) 2005/2006 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
G67B OESPHS, GASTR&MIS DIG A>9-CSCC 107
F74Z CHEST PAIN 83
J64B CELLULITIS A>59 - CSCC / A<60 78
O60C VAGINAL DEL SINGLE UNCOML 78
X60C INJURIES A<65 77
J11Z OTHER SKIN, SUBC TIS & BRST PR 71
B76B SEIZURE - CSCC 70
O60B VAGINAL DELIVERY - CSCC 55
B80Z OTHER HEAD INJURY 49
Z64A OTH FCTR INFL HEALTH STATUS 47