Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
| The Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is responsible for the health services of approximately 27,000 people widely spread across Cape York, the Northern Peninsula Area and the Torres Strait Islands. Sixty-four percent of the population in the HHS identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. | |
| Telehealth services are available throughout the HHS. This service provides residents access to specialist services without having to leave their local community. | |
| The HHS also supports a wide range of healthcare providers including outreach teams and visiting specialist services from other Health Services (mainly Cairns) and non-government providers such as Apunipima Cape York Health Council and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. | |
| In December 2018, the self-care renal haemodialysis unit opened on Thursday Island Hospital, allowing patients to dialyse themselves at times that better suit them. | |
| Tele-chemotherapy programs are available at Cooktown, Weipa and Thursday Island. Low risk cancer patients don't need to travel to Cairns for chemotherapy. | |
 | The median wait time in the HHS emergency departments for 2018-19 was five minutes. |
Address
Street address: Level 9, CITI Central Building, corner of Spence and Sheridan St, CAIRNS QLD 4870
Postal Address: PO Box 5607, CAIRNS QLD 4870
Phone
Patient travel enquiries are to be made directly to the nearest local health care facility the patient resides from.
07 4226 5970
Fax
07 4226 5678
Office hours
8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
Website address
www.health.qld.gov.au/torres-cape
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Facilities within the service
The health service delivers a range of acute, non-acute, primary health care and public health services through the operations of hospitals at Cooktown, Weipa, Thursday Island and Bamaga, and 31 primary health care centres (PHCC).
Cape York region
- Aurukun Primary Health Care Centre
- Coen Primary Health Care Centre
- Cooktown Multipurpose Health Service
- Hope Vale Primary Health Care Centre
- Kowanyama Primary Health Care Centre
- Laura Primary Health Care Centre
- Lockhart River Primary Health Care Centre
- Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre
- Napranum (Malakoola) Primary Health Care Centre
- Pormpuraaw Primary Health Care Centre
- Weipa Integrated Health Service
- Wujal Wujal Primary Health Centre
Northern Peninsula Area region
- Bamaga Hospital
- Bamaga Primary Health Care Centre
- New Mapoon Primary Health Care Centre
- Seisia Primary Health Care Centre
- Umagico Primary Health Care Centre
Torres Strait Islands region
- Badu Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Boigu Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Dauan Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Erub (Darnley Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Iama (Yam Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Kubin Community Primary Health Care Centre
- Mabuiag Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Masig (Yorke Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Mer (Murray Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Ngurapai (Horn Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Poruma (Coconut Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Saibai Island Primary Health Care Centre
- St Pauls Community Primary Health Care Centre
- Thursday Island Community Wellness Centre
- Thursday Island Hospital
- Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre
- Ugar (Stephen Island) Primary Health Care Centre
- Warraber (Sue Island) Primary Health Care Centre
Additionally, the HHS maintains a regional hub office in Cairns where business, finance, human resources, patient safety, quality, performance and planning services are based. Some HHS-wide clinical outreach services are also based in the Cairns hub office.
Chief Executive Officer
Beverley Hamerton
HHS Board Chair
Capital works or recent improvements
The HHS completed a range of capital works throughout the region as part of our $85.85 million infrastructure plan. Visit Infrastructure projects to view a list of projects that are completed or underway in our region.
This includes the redevelopment of the Aurukun Primary Health Care Centre, including the construction of eight self-contained accommodation units for staff, while five of the existing accommodation spaces were refurbished.
Planning and design is also underway for the $46 million redevelopment of Thursday Island Hospital and Primary Health Centre, along with the refurbishments of PHCCs on Poruma, Dauan, Ugar, Masig, Moa and Mer Islands.
