North West

Mt Isa Hospital

Acute Geriatric Services

Referral to Townsville Geriatric Service for telehealth consult.

Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service:

Dr Otaiku

Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:

Shelley Howe CNC/TL ACAT (07) 47447153

Special Rehabilitation Unit (please specify)

Patients referred to Townsville and treated there if accepted.

Ambulatory / Outpatient Geriatric Services

North west Community Rehabilitation Service available in Mt Isa through Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health

Geriatric Medicine Clinics (please specify if general, falls, memory/cognition, continence, other)

Telehealth Geriatric Service delivered from Townsville Memory loss, Immobility, Falls and Balance Osteoporosis.

Name of consultant geriatric medicine staff per service

Dr Otaiku

Name and contact number for key staff member who can provide more information about geriatric services available at your facility:

Shelley Howe

CNC/TL (07) 4744 7153

Inpatient/Outpatient (Please specify)

General Mental Health Team is consulted.

Last updated: 24 April 2019