Charters Towers Hospital
Hospital activity
Charters Towers Health Service offers a range of hospital services including 24-hour accident and emergency care, general in-patient care and primary care services. Several clinics including allied health and community health services are provided from the hospital. Visiting specialist services are also available, including surgical, gastroenterology, paediatric, women's health and respiratory services as well as a visiting drug and alcohol service. The Charters Towers Midwifery Group practice offers a continuity-of-care model to the women of Charters Towers and surrounding community providing ante-natal and post-natal care.
| Indicators | Beds |
|---|---|
| Beds and bed alternatives | 26 |
- All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available or not applicable.
| Indicators | Doctors | Nurses | Health practitioners/ professional/technical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 10 | 37 | 6 |
| Change from June 2005 | +218.7% | +4.9% | -14.3% |
- This data extract is from the Queensland Health Payroll System. The number of doctors, nurses and health professionals reflects the positions attached to the facility reported. It does not include staff who work at this facility but are attached to positions of other facilities.
- All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available or not applicable.
| Indicators | Total |
|---|---|
| Patient admissions | 427 |
| Same day admissions | 118 |
| Overnight admissions | 309 |
| Emergency admissions | 366 |
| Outpatient services | 1,433 |
| Babies born | 0 |
All data is preliminary and subject to change. "-" indicates data not available to determine calculation or not applicable.
Source: Outpatient services - Monthly Activity Collection (MAC) and Queensland Health Non-Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHNAPDC), Department of Health, Queensland
Source: Admissions and babies born - Queensland Hospitals Admitted Patient Data Collection (QHAPDC), Department of Health, Queensland