Hospitals

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:

• Inpatient and day services
• Outpatient services
• Women's and children's services
• Paediatrics
• Pathology
• Allied health services
• 24-hour emergency care, and critical care and support for air medical service
• Pharmaceutical services

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:

• Emergency care
• Rehabilitation
• Geriatric
• Medical wards
• Day surgery
• Outpatient services
• Paediatrics
• Maternity

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:

• Emergency care
• Visiting specialists
• Maternity
• Allied health services
• Aboriginal liaison

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:

• Emergency care
• Maternity
• Pathology
• General medical and surgical ward
• Children's ward
• Allied health 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 including:

• Emergency care
• Allied health services
• Visiting specialists
• Community health services
• Paediatrics
• Radiology
• Antenatal

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 such as:

• Emergency care
• Elective surgery
• Surgical, medical, and paediatric care
• Maternity services
• Pathology
• Visiting specialists

Darwin Private Hospital is a 122-bed hospital co-located with Royal Darwin Hospital. Some services include:

• Sleep study unit
• Rehabilitation services
• Day surgery unit
• Maternity and obstetrics
• Cardiac services
• Ear, nose, and throat (ENT)