Acute and emergency care
Acute and emergency care
Located: Manayingkarírra Primary Health Centre
Post: PO Box 136, Maningrida 0822 NT
Email:
Phone: In an emergency call 000, or the clinic on 08 8979 5930
Mala'la provides acute and emergency care to manage critically ill or injured patients.
We also provide after hours medical assistance through our Urgent Care Clinic program where patients can get help for medical issues at any time of the day.
This program is staffed by a community worker, three remote area nurses and a GP.
Our acute care and emergency team provides the following services:
- Two consultation beds and one resuscitation bed
- ‘000’ first responders with two dedicate retrieval vehicles
- Initiatation and coordination of CareFlight retrievals
- Facilitation of low acuity medical retrievals
- Management of the patient recall system for follow-ups and ongoing short-term care.
- Referral of patients to other programs for ongoing, holistic care
- Transferral of patients to other services for further support and assessment
Urgent Care Clinic
Our Urgent Care Clinic provides after-hours medical care for health concerns giving patients acess to medical support once the clinic is closed.