Weipa Integrated Health Service

Phone:

+61 7 4082 3900

Fax:

+61 7 4082 3799

Address:

Lot 407 John Evans Drive PO Box 341, Weipa 4874

Weipa is a multipurpose health service facility providing 24-hour inpatient, outpatient, residential aged care, emergency and primary healthcare services. Weipa offers clinic facilities from Monday to Friday, including a visiting team of specialists. A community services team provides access to social work, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander liaison and support, dietetics, physiotherapy, diabetics education, child health, Indigenous health assessments, antenatal services and nurse-led medical officer clinics. Additional services include palliative care, surgical and medical services, respite care, medical imaging, chronic disease management, child and maternal health, and dental. Weipa has a service goal to provide wellness and illness services, and positive lifestyles programs with a focus on Queensland Health's priority area of chronic disease management aimed at maintaining the wellbeing of the community as a whole and specifically promoting the independence of older clients. Telehealth services are available throughout the HHS. This service provides residents access to specialist services without having to leave their local community. Distance to main referring hospital(s) - Cairns Hospital - 815km