Pormpuraaw Primary Health Care Centre Profile
 | Pormpuraaw offers primary clinical care and primary healthcare services through strong partnerships between nursing staff, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers. |
 | Level 2 emergency care centre. 24 hours access to registered nurse and triage presentations. |
 | Pormpuraaw provides a suite of regular visiting medical, community and allied health services in partnership with other health and social service providers, including diabetes educators, podiatry, paediatricians, hearing health, mental health, maternal, child health, eye specialists, and ear nose and throat specialists. |
 | Telehealth services are available for linking with other facilities via video-conference for patients. |
 | A purpose built dental suite provides comprehensive dental care to the local community. |
 | Pormpuraaw can provide financial assistance through the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme to eligible patients who need to travel to other hospitals for procedures and tests not available locally. |
Address
Street Address: 8 Korka Street, PORMPURAAW QLD 4892
Postal Address: C/O Post Office PORMPURAAW QLD 4892
Phone
+61 7 4060 4800
Fax
+61 7 4060 4876
Office hours
08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday
Clinic hours
08:30 to 17:00 daily
HHS website
Visit Torres and Cape HHS website
Distance to main referring hospital(s)
- Cairns Hospital - 680km
- Townsville Hospital - 1006km
Centre services
- Level 2 emergency care centre
- 24 hours access to registered nurse and triage presentations.
- Child, Adolescent, Adult & Aged Health Care
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Screening
- Mental Health, ATODS & Social / Emotional Wellbeing
- Sexual Health
- Women's & Men's Health
- Public / Environmental Health
- Ante-Natal & Post-Natal Care
Visiting services
- Medical Officer Clinic weekly
- Medical Officer Chronic Disease Clinic fortnightly
- Dental Services monthly
- ENT / Hearing Health Clinic
- Nutritionist / Dietitian Services monthly
- Podiatrist Services monthly
- Chest (Thoracic) Specialist
- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Clinic
- Occupational Therapist Clinic
- Ophthalmologist Clinic
- Optometrist Clinic
- Paediatrician Clinic
- Physician Clinic
- Psychiatrist Adult Clinic
- Psychiatrist / Psychologist Child & Youth Clinic
Community health services
- Antenatal clinics
- Chronic Disease program
- Quit Smoking program
- Nutrition health program
- School / Child health screening
- Womens health clinics
Alcohol management plans
Visitors and residents are expected to respect and abide by the alcohol management plan. Check the Pormpuraaw Community Alcohol Limits as conditions vary according to community.
Last updated: 20 March 2020
