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Elements of this profile updated: 31/08/2010
TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public
This section - SOURCE: District Chief Executive Officer, 31 August 2010
REVIEW DATE: September 2010
| The Townsville Hospital | 1200km |
| Cairns Base Hospital | 800km |
| Hospital | 24 hour Accident & Emergency; Primary Health Care; Aged Care; Child and Adolescent health; Family relationships; Health promotion; Injury prevention. |
| Visiting Services | Royal Flying Doctor Services; Child Health; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist; Occupational Therapist; Chest (Thoracic) Specialist; Nutritionist/Dietitian Services; Ophthalmologist; Public Health; Environmental Health; Alcohol and Drug and STD teams visit the Cape Sector communities on an ad hoc basis; Sexual Health; Physician; Paediatrician; Mental Health; Dental Services; Women's Health; Optometrist; QAS; Family Health; Radiographer. |
| Outreach Services (provided from Weipa) | Sexual Health; Alcohol and Drug; Mental Health; Women's Health; Visiting services |
| Services provided by RFDS Emergency Evacuation | General Practice (weekly); Child Health (weekly); Dental (monthly and long visits twice yearly); Psychologist; Women's health (3 monthly) |
| Visiting Services (provided by Cairns Base Hospital) | Physician (3 monthly), Optometry (3 monthly), Paediatrician (3 monthly), Orthopaedics (3 monthly), Thoracic (3 monthly), Chest Clinic (3 monthly), Obstetrics and Gynaecology (3 monthly) |
| Community Health Services | Antenatal Clinics; Nutrition Health Visits; School/Child Health Screen; Women's Health Clinics; Diabetic Care; Chronic Disease Program. |
Capital Works or Recent Improvements:
Nil |
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