Joyce Palmer Health Service

The Joyce Palmer Health Service is an 11-bed primary-level acute facility located on the Aboriginal community of Palm Island. The facility is named after Joyce Palmer, a well-known Palm Island health worker. Joyce Palmer provided care to the people of Palm Island for more than 40 years until her retirement in 1984.

Joyce Palmer Health Service has doctors who work full time and are on call for emergencies after hours. The hospital cares for all non-critically ill patients, including antenates, neonates, children, adults and aged care. Critical patients are stabilised and transferred to Townsville University Hospital by Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) with a retrieval team.

What care is provided?

General

• Emergency department
• General medical
• Minor surgical
• Aged care
• Renal dialysis
• Pathology

Allied health

• X-ray
• Pharmacy
• Physiotherapy

Parking

Free onsite parking is available

Other health services

Community members can also access the community-controlled Palm Island Community Company on Main Street, Palm Island.

In an emergency you should always call 000.

For non-urgent health advice call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84)

Contact Us

Beach Road
Palm Island, QLD, 4816

Ph: (07) 4752 5100

All Townsville HHS facilities are smoke-free zones. The Queensland Government has banned smoking in all Queensland hospitals, healthcare and residential aged care facilities and for five metres beyond their boundaries.