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FACILITY PROFILE

Northside Health Service District - Redcliffe Hospital

Elements of this profile updated: 30/07/2008


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 30 July 2008
REVIEW DATE: August 2008

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
District Manager Ms Mary Montgomery
Executive Director Redcliffe Hospital and Director of Nursing Ms Deborah Locke
Director of Medical Services Dr Donna OSullivan
Director of Oral Health Services Dr Chris Butson
Director of Corporate Services Mr Garry Tweedie
Chair of Clinical Council Dr Graeme Jackson

Physical Address: Anzac Avenue REDCLIFFE QLD 4020
Postal Address: Redcliffe Hospital Locked Mailbag 1 REDCLIFFE QLD 4020
General Phone: +61 7 3883 7777
General Fax: +61 7 3883 7528
Zone: Central
Office Hours: 0830 to 1700

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 30km
Princess Alexandra Hospital 35km

Facility Services:

Hospital Emergency: Accident & emergency medicine; Medical: General medicine, cardiac, oncology, haematology, palliative care, orthogeriatrics, rheumatology, neurology, respiratory / thoracic medicine; Surgical: General surgery, vascular, orthopaedics, gastroenterology, anaesthetics, intensive care, urology, day surgery, gynaecology, colonoscopy, endoscopy; Specialist Outpatient Clinics: Oncology, haematology, radiotherapy, fractures, ante-natal, diabetic, colposcopy, stomal therapy, neurology, palliative care; Obstetrics; Maternity services; Paediatrics: Paediatrics, neonatology; Medical imaging; Pharmacy; Allied health: Allied health services include dietetics and nutrition; occupational therapy; physiotherapy; podiatry; speech pathology; psychology; and social work.
Primary & community health services Northside Primary & Community Health Service (NP&CHS) provides the following services across the District: Primary Health and Care Coordination Services; Rehabilitation and Consultation Services; Community Acute Post Acute Services; Palliative Care; Healthier Children and Families; Indigenous Health; Alcohol and Drug Services; and Sexual Health and HIV Service. NP&CHS also provides the following host services for Queensland Health: Taxi Subsidy Assessment Unit; Home & Community Care Resource Unit; Area Home & Community Care Managers; Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) Program; Cross District Indigenous Coordination.
Mental health services Mobile Intensive Support Team (MIST), which is an amalgamated team for Northside Mental Health Services; Adult Mental Health Team; Child & Youth Mental Health Team; extended care facilities including Community Care Unit and Psychogeriatric unit at Cooinda House. The following specialised mental health services are provided within the District: Consultation Liaison Service; Resource Team (which includes: Indigenous Mental Health Team; Forensic Liaison Officer; Dual Diagnosis Coordinator; GP Liaison Officer; Consumer Support Program); Recovery and Rehabilitation Team; Early Psychoses Team; Electroconvulsive Therapy Department.
Aged care, residential & disability services The following services are provided within the District: Ashworth House Aged Care Facility (Zillmere); Cooinda House Aged Care Facility (Redcliffe); Eventide Aged Care Facility (Brighton); Jacana Acquired Brain Injury Service (Bracken Ridge and Brighton).
Oral health services Free comprehensive dental care including general treatment, prosthetic services, oral pathology services, treatment under general anaesthesia and specialist referrals is available to eligible community adults and their children under 4 years of age who are Queensland residents and possess a Health Care Card. Waiting lists apply for general dental treatment. Emergency services are available at the Redcliffe and Caboolture Dental Clinics Monday Friday. For emergency treatment and assessments clients are required to contact the Oral Health Call Centre on 1300 300 850 Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) 7.30 am 4.00 pm. All Queensland children from four years of age to grade 10 are eligible to access the school based dental service and are treated in the dental vans and fixed school dental clinics.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

-Redevelopment of the Emergency Department at Redcliffe Hospital will be complete in April 2008 and associated works including specialist outpatient clinics and allied health area are due for completion at the end of 2008; - New medical record department; -Library and Education Centre opened in 2007; -Enhanced office accommodation for staff; -Upgraded overnight staff accommodation.



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 20395 0.0% 138996 -2.8
1994/1995 18960 -7.0% 139048 0.0
1995/1996 21204 11.8% 145061 4.3
1996/1997 22422 5.7% 153608 5.9
1997/1998 23994 7.0% 160595 4.5
1998/1999 23352 -2.7% 165796 3.2
1999/2000 23772 1.8% 168154 1.4
2000/2001 24519 3.1% 259535 54.3
2001/2002 25094 2.3% 259664 0.0
2002/2003 26373 5.1% 238400 -8.2
2003/2004 28591 8.4% 266995 12.0
2004/2005 27591 -3.5% 275628 3.2
2005/2006 28378 2.9% 301027 9.2


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
F74Z Chest Pain 1,281
Z60C Rehabilitation, Sameday 1,244
G67B Oesophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digestive Systm Disorders Age>9 W/O Cat/Sev CC 875
G66B Abdominal Pain or Mesenteric Adenitis W/O CC 670
O60B Vaginal Delivery W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC 534
X60C Injuries Age < 65 413
J64B Cellulitis (Age >59 W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC) or Age <60 409
Z40Z Follow Up W Endoscopy 396
G44C Other Colonoscopy, Sameday 376
F73B SYNCOPE & COLLAPSE - CSCC 353