Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service
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Contact Us Wide Bay Biggenden Multipurpose Monto Bundaberg Gin Gin Health Service Mt Perry Hervey Bay Childers Eidsvold Biggenden Mundubbera Maryborough Gayndah Mt Walsh, image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland BIGGENDEN MULTIPURPOSE Richard St About Biggenden To Childers HEALTH SERVICE William St Biggenden rests in a dramatic landscape below the Alfred St Alice St rugged cliffs of Mt Walsh. John St Isis Hwy Biggenden is approximately 100km south-west of Frederick St Bundaberg and 85km west of Maryborough. Maryborough Biggenden Rd Victoria St To Maryborough Settled originally as a service town to the gold fields AliceSt of Paradise and Shamrock in the 1880s, Biggenden is To Gayndah now famous for it’s history and life on the land. Mary St There are a range of facilities and services available in Biggenden and surrounds with a diverse variety of natural and cultural experiences. Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service , 57 Alice Street, Biggenden Qld 4621 Country hospitality The town centre is a short walking distance from the hospital and has services including a grocery shop, Phone: 07 4127 6400 professional health service post office, pharmacy, bank, newsagent, hairdresser, laundromat, cafes and a service station. WBHHS_0115_SEP2019 Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and water on which we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders and leaders past, present and emerging. About Biggenden Services we offer Staying in touch Multipurpose Health Service General services We understand the importance of family and friends • 24-hour Emergency • PORT/PICC care in your recovery. Wide Bay Hospital and Health The Biggenden Multipurpose Health Service (MPHS) Department • Palliative care Service can offer the following to help your family was officially opened in 2014. • Acute inpatient services • Pathology keep in touch. Biggenden MPHS staff take great pride in the • Outpatient services • Respite care professional service they provide and are also active • General medical • Residential aged care On the telephone members of the community. This contributes to a well- services • Sub-acute rehabilitation Call 07 4127 6400 to be transferred to a patient. rounded, friendly and caring team of approximately 35 • Medical imaging • Wound clinic including doctors, nurses, allied health care assistant, • Plaster clinic In person Getting here recreational officer, operational staff and visiting allied Specialist and visiting services health professionals. • Antenatal/postnatal care • Pacemaker clinic Biggenden MPHS is located at 57 Alice Street. Please see the map on the back of this brochure. Biggenden MPHS is well known for its award-winning • Audiology • Psychiatry beautiful gardens and views of ‘The Bluff’, which is the • BreastScreen • Sexual health If you’re transferring from one of our other rugged rock face of Mt Walsh. • Dental services • Telehealth, including facilities, your transport will be arranged free • Diabetes educator Tele-chemotherapy of charge. Beds: 18 (7 acute, 11 aged care) • Nurse Navigator • Vaccinations • Optometry • Women’s health nurse Family may be eligible for the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme when they come to visit you. What to expect Community and allied health services • Personalised care with the same professional, • Aboriginal and Torres • Dietetics Visiting hours safety and quality standards you can expect at a Strait Islander health • Exercise physiology 10am–12pm and 2pm–8pm. larger hospital • Adult, child and youth • Heart and lung For flexible visiting times, please discuss with the • Modern facilities and equipment mental health rehabilitation nursing staff. • Alcohol and other drugs • Occupational therapy • Access to allied health assistants, who will help you • Child health • Physiotherapy along your recovery pathway Parking • Chronic pain services • Podiatry • Small rural town (population approximately 800) Free on-street and onsite parking is available for • Chronic condition • Psychology patients and visitors. with friendly atmosphere. program • Social work • Community health • Speech pathology.