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FACILITY PROFILE

Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Health Service District - Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre

Elements of this profile updated: 15/01/2007


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public


This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 13 July 2005
REVIEW DATE: August 2005

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
Director of Primary Health Care Mr Poi Pensio

Physical Address: Douglas Street THURSDAY ISLAND Qld 4875
Postal Address: P O Box 624 THURSDAY ISLAND Qld 4875
General Phone: +61 7 4069 0400
General Fax: +61 7 4069 2045
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0800 to 1700

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
Cairns Base Hospital 850km
The Townsville Hospital 1200km
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 2900km

Facility Services:

Primary Health Services General Practice Medicine; Child Health; Oral Health; Adult Mental; Drug and Alcohol; Men's & Women's Health; HIV/AIDS; Palliative Care; Home Care; Rehabilitation; Infectious Diseases; Diabetes and Nutrition; Environmental Health; Hearing Health; Health Promotion; Healthy Ageing
Clinics Available Child Health; Diabetes; Hearing
Allied Health Services Podiatry; Social Work; Oral Health
Outreach Services Oral Health; Men's & Women's Health; Infectious Diseases; Family Support.



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

See District Profile




Measured Quality For The Facility:

Please refer to the Quality Measurement Management Action Reports for details.

This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
REVIEW DATE: October 2006

Patient Activity:

  Admitted Yr-Yr Var. (%) Non-Adm. Activity Yr-Yr Var. (%)
1991/1992 0 0.0% 137444 0.0
1992/1993 0 0.0% 40619 -70.4
1993/1994 166 0.0% 46765 15.1
1994/1995 253 52.4% 37284 -20.3
1995/1996 83 -67.2% 39112 4.9
1996/1997 93 12.0% 98998 153.1
1997/1998 137 47.3% 28585 -71.1
1998/1999 191 39.4% 46556 62.9
1999/2000 137 -28.3% 40724 -12.5
2000/2001 105 -23.4% 51761 27.1
2001/2002 87 -17.1% 92336 78.4
2002/2003 46 -47.1% 80666 -12.6
2003/2004 61 32.6% 56178 -30.4
2004/2005 56 -8.2% 68066 21.2


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 6
K60B Diabetes W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC 3
T60A Septicaemia W Catastrophic or Severe CC 2
O66A Antenatal & Other Obstetric Admission 2
D65Z Nasal Trauma and Deformity 2
J65B Trauma to the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Age <70 2
I75C Injury to Shoulder, Arm, Elbow, Knee, Leg or Ankle Age <65 W/O CC 2
I74C Injury to Forearm, Wrist, Hand or Foot Age <75 W/O CC 2
G67B Oesophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digestive Systm Disorders Age>9 W/O Cat/Sev CC 2
X60C Injuries Age < 65 2