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FACILITY PROFILE

Cape York Health Service District - Aurukun Primary Health Care Centre

Elements of this profile updated: 04/03/2008


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

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

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
Director of Nursing Di Osborne

Physical Address: Kang Kang Road, AURUKUN QLD 4871
Postal Address: C/- Post Office, AURUKUN QLD 4871
General Phone: +61 7 4060 6133
General Fax: +61 7 4060 6163
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
The Townsville Hospital 1200km
Cairns Base Hospital 800km

Facility Services:

Centre Services Emergency On Call after hours, Accident & Emergency, Child & Adolescent Health, Women's Health, Mental Health, Sexual Health, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health & Disease control, Diebetes & Nutritional Health, Alcohol & Substance Use, Aged Care.
Visiting Services Royal Flying Doctor Services; Child Health; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Occupational Therapist; Chest (Thoracic) Specialist; Nutritionist/Dietitian Services; Ophthalmologist; Public Health; Environmental Health; Alcohol and Drug and STD teams visit the Cape Sector communities on an ad hoc basis; Sexual Health; Physician; Paediatrician; Mental Health; Dental Services; Women's Health; Optometrist; QAS; Family Health; Radiographer.
Community Health Services Antenatal Clinics; Dental; Nutrition Health Visits; School/Child Health Screen; Women's Health Clinics; Diabetic Care; Chronic Disease Program.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

Nil



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. (%)
1993/1994 112 -23.3% 19279 14.2
1994/1995 129 15.2% 18814 -2.4
1995/1996 33 -74.4% 17094 -9.1
1996/1997 0 0.0% 35365 106.9
1997/1998 50 0.0% 27395 -22.5
1998/1999 496 892.0% 31278 14.2
1999/2000 342 -31.0% 29577 -5.4
2000/2001 269 -21.3% 34071 15.2
2001/2002 308 14.5% 31630 -7.2
2002/2003 152 -50.6% 24772 -21.7
2003/2004 76 -50.0% 22142 -10.6
2004/2005 169 122.4% 20152 -9.0
2005/2006 283 67.5% 15760 -21.8


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs (v5.0) 2004/2005 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
X60C Injuries Age < 65 23
G68B Gastroenteritis Age <10 W/O CC 19
J64B Cellulitis (Age>59 W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC) or Age<60 17
G66B Abdominal Pain or Mesenteric Adenitis W/O CC 14
O66B Antenatal & Other Obstetric Admission, Sameday 13
E62C Respiratory Infections/Inflammations W/O CC 9
E70B WHOOPNG CGH &ACTE BRNCHIO-CC 8
X62B POISNG/TOXC EFF DRUGS A<60 -CC 8
U60Z MENTAL HEALTH TREAT,SAMEDY-ECT 7
L63C Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections Age <70 W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC 7