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Cairns and Hinterland Health Service District - Cairns Base Hospital

Physical Address: Cairns Base Hospital, The Esplanade, CAIRNS QLD 4870.

Postal Address: PO Box 902, CAIRNS QLD 4870

General Phone: +61 7 4226 0000

Services Available:

Hospital	24 hour Acute Care Services in Medical, Surgical, Peri-operative, Obstetric/Gynaecology, SCBU, Child and Youth Health, Rehabilitation Unit, Integrated Mental Health, Emergency Medicine, Aged Care, Oncology, Integrated Mental Health, & Intensive Care.
Surgical	General surgery, orthopaedics, vascular surgery, ENT, urology (limited), oral surgery, wound management, ophthalmology (limited), plastic corrective surgery & pain service.
Medical	General medicine, cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, renal services, diabetes, gastroenterology, respiratory, haematology, aged care, neurology, rheumatology, endocrinology, medical oncology, obstetrics, gynaecology, continence advisory, genetic counselling, neonatal, paediatrics, emergency medicine, mental health, sexual health, ATODS, oral health, investigative services include medical imaging, pathology, respiratory studies, neurological studies, cardiac investigations and cardiac angiography.
Specialist Services	Cardiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, ENT surgery, infectious diseases, Intensive Care, gastroenterology, geriatrics, neurology, obstetrics, gynaecology, oncology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, pathology, psychiatry, rheumatology, renal medicine, general surgery, thoracic medicine, urology, vascular surgery, radiology.
Clinics Available	Reflect above specialities plus paediatric ophthalmology, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, orthopaedic oncology, paediatric cardiology, paediatric dermatology, paediatric surgery, cystic fibrosis, renal transplant, scoliosis, amputee, diabetes, sleep clinic, genetics, haematology, & metabolic clinics.
Allied Health Services	Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Pharmacy, Psychology, Clinical Measurement Services: neuro scientist, respiratory scientist, cardiac scientist & sleep technician, Child Development Unit: multidisciplinary allied health team comprising occupational therapist, physiotherapist and speech therapist, Radiologists, oral health dental services.
Outreach Services	Obstetric/Gynaecology, Anaesthetics, Orthopaedic, General Surgery, General Medicine, Thoracic Medicine, Paediatrics, Mental Health, Geriatrics, Dental. Provided to Far Northern region.
Other Aged Services	Geriatric Services Unit.
Other Services	Sexual Health, Alcohol & Drug, Dental, Hep C.
Notes	Investigative services include medical imaging, pathology, cardiac investigations and outreach specialist services provided to Far North Region.