Bamaga Hospital Profile
 | Bamaga is one of five communities in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) and is the unofficial capital of the NPA. The Bamaga Hospital services the communities of Bamaga, Seisia, Injinoo, Umagico and New Mapoon in the NPA. The resident population of the NPA at 2011 was approximately 2400 people. |
 | In 2014 Bamaga Hospital achieved accreditation with GPA Accreditation plus. As a result of this accreditation Bamaga Hospital now complies with the Australian College of General Practitioners Standards for General Practice. |
 | In 2015, the dental service to Bamaga Hospital increased from one day a week to a regular service of three days per week. |
 | The self-care dialysis unit at Bamaga Hospital currently has two chairs. These chairs allow patients who require dialysis and who have had self-dialysis training to remain in the community while undergoing treatment. |
 | In July 2015, the Bamaga Hospital won a Torres and Cape HHS Excellence Award for ‘Improvement in Health Service Quality’. |
 | Telehealth services are available throughout the HHS. This service provides residents access to specialist services without having to leave their local community. |
Address
Street address: 82 Sagaukaz Street, BAMAGA QLD 4876
Postal address: PO Box 99, BAMAGA QLD 4876
Phone
+61 7 4069 3166
Fax
+61 7 4069 3314
Office hours
8:30am - 5pm
HHS website
Visit Torres and Cape HHS website
Distance to main referring hospitals
- Cairns Base Hospital - Flight 760km (2 hours) / Road 1045km
- Thursday Island Hospital - Approximately 1 hour by boat (sea 39km)
Hospital services
Inpatient Services - 24hours cover - 10 beds - 2 emergency beds
- Acute
- General
- Emergency
Outpatient Services
- Emergency
- General Medicine
- Antenatal
Clinics
- Men's & Women's Health
- Mental Health
- Community Health
- Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATODS)
- Sexual Health
- Antenatal
Allied Health services
- Pharmacy
- Oral health
- Nutritionist
- Occuptional Therapy
- Dietitian
- Radiology
- Social work
- Podiatry
Home and Community Care (HACC)
- Frail Aged
- People with disabilities and cares
Visiting specialist
- Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
- General Physician
- Chest Physician
- Paediatrician
- Ophthalmology
- Respiratory
- Endocrinologist
- Dermatologist
- Renal
- Deadly Ears
- Australian Hearing
- Psychiatraist - Adult
- Psychiatrist - Child & Youth
Community Health
- Specialist Mental Health Services
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATODS)
Alcohol management plans
Visitors and residents are expected to respect and abide by the alcohol management plan. Check the NPA Community Alcohol Limits as conditions vary according to community.
Last updated: 22 June 2020
