Elements of this profile updated: 10/07/2009
TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public
This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 10 July 2009
REVIEW DATE: August 2009
| The Townsville Hospital | 1140km |
| Cairns Base Hospital | 740km |
| Services | The service is a Primary Health Care Centre operating from 08:00 to 17:00hrs each day. After hours is covered by Registered nurses on an on call basis. The Centre is covered by a Medical officer 6.5 days of the week. Medical officers are employed be RFDS. There are 2 medical officers who work on a month in month out basis. Medical officers have clinics 08:00 to 17:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday clinics are from 08:00 to 12:00hrs. These medical officers are on call for after hours from Monday 08:00 to Sunday 12:00 hrs. Between 12:00 hrs on Sunday and 08:00 hrs on Monday, the clinic is covered by telephone consultation with the medical officer at the RFDS base in Cairns. In an emergency, the on-site medical officers make themselves available even when nominally off duty. * Clients requiring evacuation for medical reason is by one of two methods:- 1) If an emergency, clients are evacuated by RFDS in Cairns 2) If a non emergency, clients are sent by commercial aircraft using the Patient Subsidy Scheme |
| Primary Health Care Services | Outpatient Services; Antenatal Clinics; Nutrition Health Visits; Child Health Screening; ATSI Support & Education; Counselling and support; Health Promotion; Sexual Health; School Dressing Clinics; Medication management and pharmacy supply services; Management of PTS scheme; Visits to Homelands as needed; Community Nursing; Womens Health clinics; Diabetic Care; Chronic Disease Program; Home Medical Aids; Immunisation Program; Mens Health; After hours emergency care; Basic Radiography. |
| Clinics Available | Antenatal Clinics; School Dressing Clinics; Women's Health clinics; |
| Visiting Services | Nutrition Health Visits; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Occupational Therapy; Thoracic Medicine; Dental Services; CYDHS Outreach teams; Women's Health; RFDS Mothercraft Nurse; General Medicine; Paediatrics; Psychiatrist; Ophthalmic Services; RFDS Psychologist; Sexual Health. |
Capital Works or Recent Improvements:
Nil |
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