Masig (Yorke Island) Primary Health Care Centre
 | Masig (Yorke Island) forms part of the Central Cluster of islands. The population of Yorke Island is approximately 270 people. Other islands in the Central Cluster are Iama (Yam Island), Warraber (Sue Island) and Poruma (Coconut Island) which are close neighbours. |
 | The Masig Primary Health Care Centre (PHCC) is managed by a small Primary Health Care team consisting of the Remote Area Nurses, Indigenous health workers and ancillary staff. |
 | Allied Health outreach teams (oral health, podiatry, dietician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, diabetes educator) visit the island regularly and midwives also attend as required for antenatal checks. |
 | Financial assistance is available through the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme to eligible patients who need to travel to hospitals for procedures and tests not available locally. |
 | Telehealth services are available for linking with other facilities via video-conference for patients. |
Address
Postal address: c/- Yorke Island QLD 4875
Phone
+61 7 4069 4296
Fax
+61 7 4069 4372
Office hours
8.30am - 5pm Monday to Friday
HHS website
Visit Torres and Cape HHS website
Distance to main referring hospitals
- Thursday Island Hospital (by air, 159km)
- Cairns Hospital (by air, 800km)
Clinics available
- Dietician
- Immunisation
- Visiting specialist services
- Community health
- Health promotion
- School based immunisation programs
Services
Primary Health Outreach programs on Thursday Island provide the following services to Yorke Island:
- Maternal & child health
- Social & emotional wellbeing
- Men's & women's health
- Midwifery,
- Environmental health
- Quality lifestyle consisting of allied health (podiatry, dietician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, diabetes educator)
- Specialist renal support
- Mental health
- Fly in and fly out GP service
Capital works or recent improvements
As part of the outer islands primary health care centres $17.4 million redevelopment project, Masig's PHCC is complete. Visit Infrastructure projects web page for a list of projects completed or underway in our region to deliver better healthcare for you.
