Is a Level 1 facility under the Rural and Remote Clinical Services Capability Framework. The service provides low-risk ambulatory care provided by nursing, administration and operational staff. The Burketown Primary Health Clinic encompasses a nurse-led and visiting Medical Officer model of care.

The facility provides:  

• a nurse-led acute and emergency service with a hospital-based ambulance
• coordination and care for specialist services, chronic disease management and stabilisation of acute care patients prior to transfer to a higher-level facility
• pharmacy services, antenatal and postnatal care and community home visits
• Visiting services include allied health services, Mobile Women’s Health, Indigenous Cardiac Outreach Program, endocrinology, diabetes nurse practitioner, ophthalmology and breast screening

The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides a weekly General Practitioner clinic and fortnightly child health clinic.

Address:    Beames Street Burketown QLD 4830  

Phone:     13 2500 

Emergency:    000 

Website:     North West Hospital & Health Service

General Clinic enquiries  between 9am to 5pm