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DISTRICT PROFILE

Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area Health Service District

Elements of this profile updated: 04/10/2011



TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Chief Executive Officer, 04 October 2011
REVIEW DATE: November 2011

Physical Address: 163 Douglas Street THURSDAY ISLAND Qld 4875
Postal Address: PO Box 391 THURSDAY ISLAND Qld 4875
General Phone: +61 7 4069 0217
General Fax: +61 7 4069 0601
Office Hours: 0830 to 1700
General District E-mail: ESO_TI_Hospital@health.qld.gov.au
District Chief Executive Officer: Christine Giles

Hospital Facilities within District:

Health Services:

Primary Health Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre: 9 Program Areas as follows: * Primary Clinic Care and Post Rehabilitation and Aged Care * Quality Lifestyle * Family Support * Environmental Health * Maternity / Child / Respiratory Health * Men's and Women's Health * Health Promotion * Oral Health * Chronic Disease
Dental Services Bamaga, Thursday Island.
Private Health Facilities in District private hospitals/day centres = 0 private nursing homes (profit) = 0 private nursing homes (non profit) =1



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

Meriba Mudh Hostel - newly renovated maternity building for mothers who travel in from the outer islands & NPA.

Helipad Project - newly revamped helipad at Thursday Island Hospital.

New Training & Development building - maternity hostel on site at Thursday Island hospital being renovated into training building.

Chronic disease centre (Adgir GubauGiz) - construction of new centre underway in 3 stages.

Alcohol Management Reform (AMR) office and staff accommodation underway at Bamaga.