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FACILITY PROFILE

Mackay Health Service District - Mackay Base Hospital

Elements of this profile updated: 09/08/2007


TARGET AUDIENCE: General Public

This section - SOURCE: District Manager, 09 August 2007
REVIEW DATE: September 2007

Senior Staff:
POSITION CONTACT
District Director Nursing Services Ms Dianne Barnett
A/District Director Corporate Services Ken Bissett

Physical Address: 475 Bridge Road MACKAY QLD 4740
Postal Address: PO Box 5580 MACKAY MAIL CENTRE
General Phone: +61 7 4968 6000
General Fax: +61 7 4968 6408
Zone: Northern
Office Hours: 0800 to 1700

Distance to Main Referral hospital(s):
The Townsville Hospital 381km
The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital 978km

Facility Services:

Hospital Medicine, Surgery, Clinical Support Services
Specialist Services Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Anaesthetics, Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Psychiatry, Aged Care, Renal Medicine, ENT, Ophthalmology, Palliative Care Services; Day Surgery.
Clinics Available Dermatology, Oncology, Orthopaedic, Neurosurgical, Neurology, Liver, Diabetic, Urology, Surgical, Medical, Renal, Pacemaker, Cardiac, Haematology, Ophthalmology, Wound Management
Allied Health Services Physiotherapist, Dietitian, Speech Pathology, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist
Outreach Services Palliative Care, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Generalist Nurses, Asthma Care, Team Midwifery
Support Services Diagnostic X-ray, Pathology and Clinical Measurements Unit, Information Services Staff Development Unit, Human Resource Management, Library and Operational Services



Capital Works or Recent Improvements:

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Measured Quality For The Facility:

Please refer to the Quality Measurement Management Action Reports for details.

This section - SOURCE: Health Information Centre
REVIEW DATE:

Patient Activity:

  Admitted Yr-Yr Var. (%) Non-Adm. Activity Yr-Yr Var. (%)
1993/1994 14853 25.2% 133075 -5.2
1994/1995 14502 -2.4% 131568 -1.1
1995/1996 16638 14.7% 145130 10.3
1996/1997 17057 2.5% 184666 27.2
1997/1998 18196 6.7% 156893 -15.0
1998/1999 18641 2.4% 153389 -2.2
1999/2000 17895 -4.0% 152447 -0.6
2000/2001 17727 -0.9% 178425 17.0
2001/2002 17667 -0.3% 183973 3.1
2002/2003 17656 -0.1% 194601 5.8
2003/2004 18847 6.7% 208155 7.0
2004/2005 21205 12.5% 208419 0.1
2005/2006 22064 4.1% 221339 6.2


District Public Hospital Episodes of Care for top 10 DRGs (v5.0) 2005/2006 :
Total Inpatients (public and private)

DRG No DRG Name Number of Episodes
L61Z Admit for Renal Dialysis 2,503
O66B Antenatal & Other Obstetric Admission, Sameday 1,129
R63Z Chemotherapy 910
X60C Injuries Age < 65 895
I74C Injury to Forearm, Wrist, Hand or Foot Age<75 W/O CC 705
O60B VAGINAL DELIVERY -CSCC 465
G44C Other Colonoscopy, Sameday 361
F74Z CHEST PAIN 358
I73C AFTCARE MUSCSK IMPL A<60-CSCC 350
I75C INJ SH,ARM,ELB,KN,LEG A<65-CC 317