Women's Health

The Health Centre provides 24 hour 7 day a week acute/emergency response through health staff on call and primary health care to the community and surrounding outstations

Kalkaringi is located nearly 500km south west of Katherine on the Buntine Highway. The health centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, an Aboriginal Health Practitioner, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Kalkaringi Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care as well as regular services to our health centre at Nitjpurru.

Lajamanu is located approximately 560km south west of Katherine, and 115km south of Kalkaringi on an unsealed road. The Health Centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a permanent doctor, remote area nurses and support workers. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Lajamanu Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care.

The Palmerston GP Super Clinic operates seven days per week, 8 am – 8:30 pm Monday to Friday and 10 am – 6 pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.

Services offered include:

Chronic Disease Management
Care Planning
Immunisation Clinics
General Health and Well-Being checks; and a range of allied health and other specialist services such as
Dietetics;
Paediatrics;
Podiatry;
Psychology; and
Psychiatry.

General Practice Medicare Rebatable services for DVA Card Holders, Pensioners and Health Care Card holders as well as people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent and children under 16 years for General Practice Medicare rebatable services are bulk billed.

All other services may attract a private fee.

Manayingkarirra Primary Health Care Centre provides a Community Controlled Model of service delivery to the community of Maningrida.

We provide primary health care services based on a program delivery model that aims to service gender; demographic and culturally informed health care, including a 24-hour emergency care service.

As a community controlled health service we invest in conversations with stakeholders and community members to address concerns from a public health perspective.

Timber Creek is located approximately 300km west of Katherine along the Victoria Highway. The health centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, doctor, remote area nurses and support staff. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Timber Creek Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care as well as regular services to our health centres at Bulla and Mialuni.

At Top End Medical Centre, we believe that friendly and reliable care for the whole family should be available to everyone.

Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service’s aim is to relieve poverty, sickness, destitution, distress, suffering, misfortune and helplessness of the Aboriginal people of the Katherine Region.

Yarralin is located 380km south west of Katherine, just off the Buchanan Highway. The health centre is staffed by a health centre coordinator, a doctor, remote area nurses and support staff. It is regularly visited by specialist services and various KWHB program staff. Yarralin Health Centre also provides 24 hour acute and emergency care as well as well as regular services to our health centre at Lingara.