Overview
Charleville Hospital is located in the South West Hospital and Health Service (SWHHS). It is approximately 759 kilometres west of Brisbane.
Bidjara land centres around the Charleville Region and follows the Warrego River north towards Springsure and Carnarvon Gorge, south towards Cunnamulla and are the neighbours to Gunggari people to the east.
Distance to main referring Hospitals
Services
Hospital
- Accident & Emergency
- General ward
- Outpatients
- X-ray
- Pharmacy (hospital use only)
- Wound management
- General Medical Practice
- Pathology Laboratory
- Antenatal, birthing and postnatal services
- Sonography
- Telehealth
- Palliative care
Visiting Specialist
- Flying surgeon
- Flying Obstetrician/Gynaecologist
- Paediatrician
Community and Allied Health
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Social work
- Podiatry
- Dietetics and nutrition
- Child protection
- Dentistry
- Diabetes education
- Early intervention parenting program
- Mental health – adult and child
- Immunisation clinics
- Child health
- Cardiac nurse
- Women’s health
- Aged care assessment
- Drug and alcohol services
- Indigenous health
- Health promotion/prevention
Home and Community Care (HACC)
- Frail aged
- People with disabilities and carers
Bed Numbers
Charleville Hospital has
Catchment Population
The primary catchment for South West consisted of four planning regions until late 2016.
- Balonne
- Murweh
- Far South West
- Maranoa
Charleville and the Charleville SA2 were located in Murweh. The Charleville SA2 is now located in the South West remainder planning region.
In 2014, the estimated resident population for the catchment of the Charleville SA2 was 4714 people (similar to the previous Murweh planning region). This constituted approximately 18 per cent of the South West population. The town of Charleville had an approximate population of 3344. The population of the SA2 is expected to decrease to 3269 by 2026.
In 2014 the estimated Indigenous population of the current Charleville SA2 was 323 persons or 6.8 per cent of the total Charleville SA2 population. The Indigenous population of Murweh planning region was 641 or 13.5 per cent of the total Murweh population.
Address
72 King Street,
Charleville, QLD, 4470
PO Box 219,
Charleville, QLD, 4470
Phone
+61 7 4621 2200
Fax
+61 7 4621 2505
Office Hours
0800 – 1700