Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre Profile
 | Thursday Island is located 35km north-west of Cape York and 800km north of Cairns and is the major administrative centre for the Torres Strait region and Northern Peninsula Area of Queensland. Thursday Island has a population of approximately 2,900. Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre (Sibuwani Ngurpai Meta) was opened in 1997. The staff from Sibuwani Ngurpai Meta provide services for the region including the Inner Islands, Outer Islands and the Northern Peninsula Area which has a total population of about 12,000. The population is comprised mostly of Torres Strait Island and Aboriginal people. |
 | The service operates under the Torres Strait and NPA Model of Care that includes an organisational structure that supports Indigenous management. This unique management structure provides culturally appropriate health services. This is a key factor in the effort to closing the gap in the district. The Torres Strait Model for Primary Health Care encompasses five primary health care services of:
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 | The Primary Health Care Centre has program areas that include Primary Clinical Care, Post-Acute, Rehabilitation and Aged Care (PARAC), Family Support-Social and Emotional Wellbeing Service , Maternal and Child Health, Respiratory Health, Hearing Health, Home and Community Care (HACC), Men’s and Women’s Health and Oral Health. The Health Centre also contains a dental clinic. |
 | 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: 74 Douglas Street, THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
Postal address: PO Box 624, THURSDAY ISLAND QLD 4875
Phone
+61 7 4069 0400
Fax
+61 7 4069 2045
Office Hours
8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday
HHS website
Visit Torres and Cape HHS website
Hospitals within the HHS
- Thursday Island Hospital (2km)
- Bamaga Hospital (1 hour by sea - 39km
Capital works or recent improvements
As of June 2021, construction is currently underway with the centre's $10 million redevelopment. Visit Infrastructure projects web page for a list of projects completed or underway in our region to deliver better healthcare for you.
