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Elements of this profile updated: 11/01/2012
TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public
This section - SOURCE: District Chief Executive Officer, 11 January 2012
REVIEW DATE: February 2012
| The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital | 350km |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 350km |
| Hospital | 24 Hour Emergency Department; Theatre & Anaesthetics; Breast Screening; General Medicine; General Surgery; Gynaecology; Obstetrics; Speak Care Nursery; Intensive Care/Coronary Care; Oral Health (including Orthodontics); Pathology; Paediatrics; Renal Services; Specialist Outpatients; Orthopaedics; Rehabilitation; Palliative Care; Medical Imaging; Community Hospital Interface Program (CHIP) services. |
| Specialist Services | Gastroenterology, Radiology, Respiratory, Rheumatology, Oncology, Paediatric Respiratory, Genetics, Urology. |
| Allied and Community Health Services | Cardiac Rehabilitation; Dietetics; Home Medical Aides; Indigenous Health; Medical Imaging; Physiotherapy; Occupational Therapy; Pharmacy; School & Adult Oral Health; Sexual Health; Hep C/HIV AIDS; Speech Pathology; Social Work; Alcohol & Drug; Health Promotion; Psychology; Paediatric Allied Health; Community Adult & Family Health; Stomaltherapy; Diabetes Education, Transition to School Development Assessment Team, Community Nutrition, Aged Care Assessment. |
| Mental Health Services | Comprehensive Community Mental Health programs: Adult, Aged Psychiatry and Child & Youth. Inpatient Program based at Bundaberg Hospital. |
| Oral Health Services | Adult Dental Clinic, Mobile and Fixed School Dental Services |
| Outreach Services | Physiotherapy, Speech Therapy, Orthodontics, Hospital in the Home, Hospital in the Nursing Home, Social Work visits to Childers and Gin Gin. |
| HACC Services | Community Nursing; Social Work; Home Care. |
Capital Works or Recent Improvements:
-Extension of existing Emergency Department providing 6 observation beds completed July 2008. -Extension and refurbishment of Mental Health to be completed September 2009. -Early construction and enabling works including administration refurbishments commenced November 2008. -Construction of new main building to accommodate Emergency Department and Maternity commenced May 2009, expected completion April 2010. -Construction of a new building to accommodate 15 bed Observation Ward. -Convert old Emergency Department and Maternity for Allied Health, Pharmacy, Medical Records commence early 2010, forecast completion November 2010. -Construction of new community health leased building due to be completed by December 2009. -Convert old Maternity Unit Block early 2010, after community heath relocate, for Allied Health and Rehabilitation, expected completion late 2010. Convert old Rehabilitation for new medical ward, expected completion by January 2011. -Occupy new medical ward early 2011. -Planning commenced for $17.5m improvements to oral health facilities in the Wide Bay-Burnett region, including new Oral Health facility at Bundaberg. |
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