In the Northern Territory, all major regional towns have hospitals with general inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services.
There are 6 public hospitals and one private hospital in the NT. Find out more about the hospital offerings below.
Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) is the Northern Territory’s main hospital and is a 360-bed public hospital that has a range of services and offers:
It houses the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre and the Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre.
Palmerston Regional Hospital (PRH) is a 116-bed public hospital. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
PRH offers the following services:
Alice Springs Hospital is a public hospital that serves the Central Australia region. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Alice Springs Hospital offers the following services:
Katherine Hospital is a 60-bed hospital that is a non-specialist public hospital. It services Katherine and the surrounding region and remote areas.
Katherine Hospital offers the following services:
Tennant Creek Hospital is a 20-bed public hospital that serves the Barkly region.
It assesses, diagnoses, and treats short-term illnesses and injuries.
A 16-chair renal unit also provides a dialysis service to the Barkly region.
Tennant Creek Hospital offers a variety of services.
Gove District Hospital is in Nhulunbuy and services the East Arnhem region.
It is a 30-bed acute care facility providing medical, surgical, paediatric, respite and maternity services.
Patients from 15 remote communities are referred to the hospital for inpatient, outpatient and specialist care.
A district medical officer also services the region, advising patients to be admitted, or evacuated by air, to the Royal Darwin Hospital.
Gove District Hospital is a public hospital offering services.
Darwin Private Hospital is a 122-bed hospital co-located with Royal Darwin Hospital providing services.
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