DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ... DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
In 2009-10 the Hospital opened a 12 bed rapid assessment and discharge unit. The sameyear the Hospital opened a 20 bed continuing ward for subacute (Rehabilitation and GeriatricEvaluation and Management) and patients waiting transfer to residential care.The Hospital also opened the Midwifery Group Practice which enables Alice Springs womenand community mothers to be cared for throughout their pregnancy, birthing and post-natalcare. Women can choose to birth at home or in the Hospital. In 2009-10, there were 161births managed through the Midwifery Group Practice with 42% being Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander mothers.Gove District HospitalTotal Beds: 30 + 2 respite care bedsThe East Arnhem region is serviced by the Gove District Hospital, which is located in thetown of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula. There are a number of remote communityhealth centres that refer patients to the Hospital for inpatient, outpatient and specialist care. encompasses medical advice, visits to remote community health centres and the evacuationof patients to Royal Darwin Hospital.Gove District Hospital has achieved Baby Friendly Accreditation, Food Safe Accreditationand the Pathology laboratory and Radiography are accredited to National Association ofTesting Authority/International Standards Organisation standards.Gove District Hospital provides: 24 hour accident and emergency care General surgical, medical and paediatric care Two respite places and two emergency respite places Elective and emergency surgery Maternity services including caesarean capability Pharmacy Visiting specialists care 24 hour medical imaging (on call service after hours) Pathology (on call service after hours) Stores Mortuary (post mortems are not performed) Cyclone shelter (the stores building is the town designated cyclone shelter) The Hospital is supported by the following services with most being operated off site: Retrieval service from remote communities and evacuation services to Royal DarwinHospital Physiotherapy services Occupational Therapy services (on an as needs basis) Social Worker for inpatients (on site) Mental Health Services Alcohol and Other Drug services Domiciliary Care / Community Resource Co-ordination/ Palliative Care Nurse Speech Therapy120Department Health and Families
Audiologist (visits from Darwin) Centre for Disease Control Nutrition services (available on site by prior arrangement) Adult Guardianship (provided from Darwin) Family and Community Services Aged and Disability Services Domestic Violence Coordinator Dentistry (public and private practices available) Indigenous LiaisonKatherine HospitalTotal Beds: 60Katherine Hospital services the Katherine region and remote areas, covering an area ofapproximately 340 000 km2 between the Western Australian and Queensland borders andextending south to Dunmarra and north to Pine Creek. The population of the Katherineregion is around 19 000 with an annual tourist presence of more than 500 000 visitors.Katherine Hospital is accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards until15 June 2014. The Hospital also has achieved Baby Friendly Accreditation, Food SafeAccreditation and the Pathology laboratory and Radiography is accredited to NationalAssociation of Testing Authority/International Standards Organisation standards.The Hospital provides a range of clinical, diagnostic and support services including: 24 hour accident and emergency care Obstetrics and gynecology General surgical, medical and paediatric care Renal dialysis Pharmacy Radiography Pathology Physiotherapy Social Worker Visiting medical specialists Aero medical retrieval and Medivac Service.Royal Darwin HospitalTotal Beds: 393 (includes 26 for Mental Health Patients)Royal Darwin Hospital is the Northern Territory’s largest tertiary referral and universityteaching hospital providing acute hospital services to the residents and visitors of the TopEnd of the Territory. It is also Australia’s National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centrewhilst acting as a tertiary referral hospital for the remainder of the Territory, the KimberleyRegion of Western Australia and our northern neighbours in the event of a disaster in theregion. The Hospital has a catchment population of around 150 000 people and directlyserves an area of 127 000 km2.Department Health and Families 121
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Audiologist (visits from Darwin) Centre for Disease Control Nutrition services (available on site by prior arrangement) Adult Guardianship (provided from Darwin) Family and Community Services Aged and Disability Services Domestic Violence Coordinator Dentistry (public and private practices available) Indigenous LiaisonKatherine HospitalTotal Beds: 60Katherine Hospital services the Katherine region and remote areas, covering an area ofapproximately 340 000 km2 between the Western Australian and Queensland borders andextending south to Dunmarra and north to Pine Creek. The population of the Katherineregion is around 19 000 with an annual tourist presence of more than 500 000 visitors.Katherine Hospital is accredited with the Australian Council on <strong>Health</strong>care Standards until15 June 2014. The Hospital also has achieved Baby Friendly Accreditation, Food SafeAccreditation and the Pathology laboratory and Radiography is accredited to NationalAssociation of Testing Authority/International Standards Organisation standards.The Hospital provides a range of clinical, diagnostic and support services including: 24 hour accident and emergency care Obstetrics and gynecology General surgical, medical and paediatric care Renal dialysis Pharmacy Radiography Pathology Physiotherapy Social Worker Visiting medical specialists Aero medical retrieval and Medivac Service.Royal Darwin HospitalTotal Beds: 393 (includes 26 for Mental <strong>Health</strong> Patients)Royal Darwin Hospital is the <strong>Northern</strong> Territory’s largest tertiary referral and universityteaching hospital providing acute hospital services to the residents and visitors of the TopEnd of the Territory. It is also Australia’s National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centrewhilst acting as a tertiary referral hospital for the remainder of the Territory, the KimberleyRegion of Western Australia and our northern neighbours in the event of a disaster in theregion. The Hospital has a catchment population of around 150 000 people and directlyserves an area of 127 000 km2.Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families 121
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