Badu Island Primary Health Care Centre Profile

Badu Island Primary Health Care Centre

Badu Island Primary Health Care Centre staff consist of clinical nurse consultants, a generalist health practitioner, an advance health worker, a senior health worker, receptionist, cleaner, security officer and project health workers. The health centre also services the nearby islands and communities of St Paul’s, Kubin and Mabuiag Island.

Services include:

General outpatients
Palliative support
Visiting medical officers
Child health
GP clinics
Immunisation
Home visiting (Age Care)
Dental clinics
Visiting specialist services
Community health
Health education and promotion
School based immunisation programs
Quality Life Style Program (Diabetes Educator, Dietician, Podiatrist)
Maternal Health (New Directions)
Men’s and Women’s Health
Hearing Health

Thursday Island Hospital – 60km by sea. About 1.5 hours by plane to Horn Island then ferry to Thursday Island

Cairns Hospital – About 2 hours by air