Elements of this profile updated: 20/02/2008
TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public
This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 20 February 2008
REVIEW DATE: March 2008
District Health Council Members:
| NAME | OCCUPATION |
| Mr Maxwell Howard | Chairperson, Local Businessman / Consumer Advocate |
| Dr Christine Tracey-Patte | Member, General Medical Practitioner, Beaudesert Shire |
| Dr Peter Goodwin | Member, General Medical Practitioner, Springwood |
| Mr Donald Franklin | Member, Managing Director |
| Ms Delaune Pollard | Member, Occupational Therapy Consultant |
| Mrs Bonnie Hampson | Member, Public Servant |
Hospital Facilities within District:
| Services | Medical & Surgical Services: Obstetrics; Gynaecology; Orthopaedics; Ear Nose & Throat; Paediatrics; Respiratory Medicine; Neurology; Endocrinology; Cardiology; Renal Dialysis; Anaesthetics; Emergency medicine; Specialist Outpatient Clinics; Oral Health; Pathology; Medical Imaging; Allied Health Services; Pharmacy; Mental Health Services; Palliative Care. |
| Community Health Services | Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Service Ewing Road Clinic - Methadone Access Program Expanded Child Health Clinics (Beenleigh, Eagleby, Jimboomba, Logan Central, Springwood, Browns Plains and Beaudesert.) Adult & Children's Allied Health Services Home Care Service (Beenleigh, Logan Central & Beaudesert) Adult & Older Persons Nursing Services (Beenleigh & Logan Central) School Based Youth Health Nursing Program Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (Beenleigh & Logan Central) After Hours Mental Health Service Mobile Response Team Home Based Mental Health Service Community Health Centres at Beenleigh, Logan Central and Beaudesert. |
| Oral Health Services | Clinics: Beenleigh CHC, Logan Central CHC, Logan Hospital & Beaudesert Hospital 18 School Oral Health Mobile Services |
| Private Health Facilities in District | Private hospitals/day centres = 2 Logan Private Hospital Loganholme Day Surgery Unit |
Capital Works or Recent Improvements:
Logan Hospital: * Redevelopment of Logan Central Community Health Centre Cost $7.5 million. Beaudesert Hospital: * $11.5million Redevelopment new hospital. |
This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
Geographic Description of the District’s Administrative Area:
The District encompasses the following statistical areas:
City of Logan, Shire of Beaudesert, that part of the City of Gold Coast which is north of the Coomera River and includes the following Statistical Local Areas (SLA):
Beaudesert (S) - Pt B, Beaudesert (S) Bal in BSD, Beenleigh, Bethania-Waterford, Browns Plains, Carbrook-Cornubia, Coomera Cedar Creek, Daisy Hill-Priestdale, Eagleby, Edens Landing-Holmview, Gold Coast (C) Bal in BSD, Greenbank Pt A, Greenbank Pt B, Kingston, Logan (C) Bal, Loganholme, Loganlea, Marsden, Mt Warren Park, Rochedale South, Shailer Park, Slacks Creek, Springwood, Tanah Merra, Underwood, Waterford West, Windaroo-Bannockburn, Woodridge.
State Electorate/s in District:
| Albert | Algester | Beaudesert |
| Broadwater | Lockyer | Logan |
| Mansfield | Redlands | Springwood |
| Stretton | Waterford | Woodridge |
Population and Socio Demographic Data:
Estimated Resident Population 30 June 2004 - Total: 298,235
by gender
| Female: | 148,986 | (50.0%) | for Qld: | 50.1% |
| Male: | 149,249 | (50.0%) | for Qld: | 49.9% |
by age
| Age | District (numbers, %) | Qld (%) |
| 0-14 | 71,938 (24.1%) | 20.6% |
| 15-34 | 87,728 (29.4%) | 28.4% |
| 35-49 | 66,451 (22.3%) | 21.9% |
| 50-64 | 49,949 (16.7%) | 17.2% |
| 65-74 | 13,274 (4.5%) | 6.5% |
| 75+ | 8,895 (3.0%) | 5.5% |
ABS Cat. 3235.3.55.001, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2006
| District (numbers, %) | Qld (%) | |
| Indigenous persons | 6090 (2.2%) | 3.1% |
| NESB | 22154 (8.1%) | 7.1% |
ABS 2001 Census, Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2007
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 |
| L61Z | Admit for Renal Dialysis | 5,897 |
| O60B | Vaginal Delivery W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC | 1,356 |
| I68C | Non-surgical Neck & Back Conditions W Pain Management Proc/Myelogram | 619 |
| D40Z | Dental Extractions and Restorations | 616 |
| Z64A | Other Factors Influencing Health Status | 558 |
| O66A | Antenatal & Other Obstetric Admission | 537 |
| F72B | Unstable Angina W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC | 498 |
| O60C | Vaginal Delivery Single Uncomplicated W/O Other Condition | 498 |
| O01C | Caesarean Delivery W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC | 464 |
| G44C | Other Colonoscopy, Sameday | 458 |
Health Information Centre
Review Date: October 2006
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