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Hospitals

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    In the Northern Territory, we offer a variety of health and medical services.

    Outlined below is information about our public and private hospital offerings.

    Public hospitals

    There are six public hospitals in the Northern Territory.

    • Royal Darwin Hospital
    • Palmerston Regional Hospital
    • Alice Springs Hospital
    • Katherine Hospital
    • Tennant Creek Hospital
    • Gove District Hospital

    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

    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, seven days a week.

    PRH offers the following services:

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

    Alice Springs Hospital is the hospital that serves the Central Australia region. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day, seven 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 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 and community health 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 to or evacuated by air to Royal Darwin Hospital.

    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
    • Cardiac services

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