Iama (Yam Island) Primary Health Care Centre Profile
 | Iama (Yam Island) is situated in the Central Cluster of the Torres Strait Islands, approximately 100 km north-west of Thursday Island. Iama has a population of approximately 315 people, with 94% of the population identifying as Indigenous. The community is located in one area at the front of the island. |
 | Iama Primary Health Care Centre is managed by a small primary health care team consisting of a remote area nurse, two Indigenous health workers and ancillary staff. |
 | This health centre offers a limited range of primary health and emergency care services, including chronic disease, maternal and child care, lifestyle and emotional well-being, environmental health and mental health. Allied Health outreach teams (oral health, podiatry, dietician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, diabetes educator) visit the island regularly and midwives also attend on an as-needed basis for antenatal checks. The nearest referral service to Iama is Thursday Island Hospital. Men's and women's health clinics are also available on a regular basis through the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and Queensland Health provides a number of fly-in, fly-out specialist services including an optometrist. |
 | Financial assistance is available through the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme to eligible patients who need to travel to other hospitals for procedures and tests not available locally. |
 | Telehealth services are available for linking with other facilities via video-conference for patients. |
Address
Street Address: Lot 13 Garth Lane, Yam Island QLD 4875
Postal Address: c/- Iama (Yam Island) Primary Health Care Centre, Iama (Yam Island) QLD 4875
Phone
+61 7 4090 1000
Fax
+61 7 4090 1015
Hours
8am - 5pm Monday to Friday
Staff On-Call Hours - 24hrs availability
HHS website
Visit Torres and Cape HHS website
Distance to main referring hospital(s)
Thursday Island Hospital - 100 km (by sea)
Centre services
- Primary health care centre
- Level 2 emergency care centre
- 24 hours access to registered nurse and triage presentations.
- Home visits for disabled and elderly patients
Clinics available
- Visiting medical officer outreach visits, usually 3 weekly cycles
- Diabetes services
- Royal Flying Doctor Service women's health
- Sexual health team
- Dental services
- Outreach midwife
- Hearing health team
- Ophthalmic clinic
- Renal specialist clinic
- Mental health services
- Maternal and child health
- Health promotion
- Public health in response to communicable disease outbreaks
