Weipa Hospital

Medical Record System:

RiVER

Staff Accommodation:

Nurses quarters (walking distance to facility) - 8 rooms each with their own bathroom and toilet, TV in each room and shared lounge and kitchen. Wi-Fi is available in the nurses’ quarters. Local grocery stores are walking distance from the staff accommodation and bikes are provided. One other shared house is less than a kilometer away from the hospital. (no Wi-Fi or Foxtel at this place). There are local restaurants and takeaway places within walking distance or within a short taxi or “Ma’s ride” away.

Distance to main referring hospital(s):

Cairns Hospital - 815km

Integrated Health Service:

• 12 bed inpatient services

• 10 bed residential aged care

• Emergency and after-hours care • Weipa Community Wellness Centre for outpatient/primary health care

• Medical/surgical

• Palliative care

• Respite care

• Allied health

o Physiotherapy

o Dietitian

o Social worker

o Indigenous liaison officer

o Medical imaging (x-ray and sonography)

Clinics Available:

• Antenatal clinic

• Child health/immunisation clinic

• Chronic disease management

• Diabetes

• General medicine

• NP case management

• Nutritionist and diabetic education

• Telehealth

• Stress ECGs

• Women's health

Outreach:

• Dental

• Family health

• Mental Health and AODS

Visiting Specialist Services:

• Breast screening

• Chest clinic

• Colonoscopies

• Dermatology

• ENT

• Endocrinologist

• Endoscopies

• General physician

• Obstetric and gynecological

• Ophthalmic surgery

• Optometrist

• Orthopedic

• Pediatric

• Podiatry (Apunipima)

• Rheumatology

• Women's health

Other Services:

• Private general practice service co-located

• QAS co-located