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DISTRICT PROFILE

Cape York Health Service District

Elements of this profile updated: 04/03/2008

TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 04 March 2008
REVIEW DATE: April 2008

Physical Address: Cnr Northern & Central Avenue, Rocky Point, Weipa 4874
Postal Address: PO Box 341, WEIPA Qld 4874
General Phone: +61 7 4090 6262
General Fax: +61 7 4069 7405
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday

Senior Staff:
District Manager: Paul Stephenson
Director of Corporate Services: Chris O'Brien
District Health Worker: Mrs Verna Singleton
Director of Primary Health Care: Karen Jacobs
Director of Mental Health & ATODS: Alanah O'Brien
District Director of Nursing: Mary-Rose Robinson

District Health Council Members:

NAME OCCUPATION
Thomas Hudson (Chair) .
Priscilla Major .
Letitia Murgha .
Trevor Snodgrass .
Cleveland Fagan .
Helen Gordon .
Veronica Burke .
Bernie Singleton .

Hospital Facilities within District:

Health Services:

Hospital Outpatient Service - M-F 8.00-17.00, Medical/Surgical: 14 bed Inpatient Services: Casualty Services for Weipa and surrounding communities; X-Ray; Palliative Care.
Visiting Specialist Services Endoscopies: Obstetric & Gynaecological; Opthalmic Surgery; Colonoscopies; Dental;; Mental Health; RFDS Women's Health; Paediatric; Optometrist; chest clinic; breast screening; Rheumatology; ENT.
Clinics Available Child Health/Immunisation Clinic; Antenatal Clinic/Women's Health; Diabetes; Mental health; Sexual Health; general medicine; FNQRDGP providing fortnightly service of Podiatry, Nutritionalist and Diabetic education; ATODS.
Other Services Antenatal Classes in the community; Liaison Officer (Indigenous) Services; Physiotherapy.
Community Health Services Aurukun, Coen, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon , Malakoola (Napranum), Pormpuraaw, Weipa
Dental Services Aurukun, Coen, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Napranum, Pormpuraaw
Private Health Facilities in District Private hospitals/day centres = 0 private nursing homes (profit) = 0 private nursing homes (non profit) =0 private hostels (non profit) = 0



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

Weipa Hospital Redevelopment underway.



This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre

Geographic Description of the District’s Administrative Area:

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State Electorate/s in District:

Cook
 

Population and Socio Demographic Data:

Estimated Resident Population 30 June 2005 - Total: 12,143


by gender

Female: 5,686 (46.8%) for Qld: 50.0%
Male: 6,457 (53.2%) for Qld: 50.0%

by age

Age District (numbers, %) Qld (%)
0-14 3,021 (24.9%) 20.4%
15-34 3,619 (29.8%) 28.3%
35-49 2,864 (23.6%) 21.8%
50-64 1,812 (14.9%) 17.4%
65-74 486 (4.0%) 6.5%
75+ 341 (2.8%) 5.6%

ABS Cat. 3235.3.55.001, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2007

Census 2001 by Place of Enumeration
by ATSI and NESB background

  District (numbers, %) Qld (%)
Indigenous persons 5287 (42.1%) 3.1%
NESB 2422 (19.3%) 6.9%

ABS 2001 Census, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2007

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
X60C Injuries Age < 65 192
G67B OESPHS, GASTR&MIS DIG A>9-CSCC 118
J64B CELLULITIS A>59 -CSCC / A<60 112
F74Z CHEST PAIN 94
O66B ANTENATAL&OTH OBSTETRIC ADM,SD 77
L63C KDNY & UNRY TRCT INF A<70-CSCC 70
G66B ABDMNL PAIN/MESENTRC ADENTS-CC 68
I74C INJ FRARM,WR,HND,FOOT A<75-CC 67
D63B OTITIS MEDIA & URI - CC 56
G68B GASTROENTERITIS A<10 - CC 55

Health Information Centre
Review Date: March 2008