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Rehabilitation service

About Us

Medical Unit

The Department of Medicine provides adult medical care for people with medical illnesses and investigation of undiagnosed illnesses.
We provide 24/7 emergency medical cover to the Emergency Department and medical wards.

Patients who attend the hospital’s Emergency Department can be transferred to our medical wards to receive the most appropriate care to meet their needs.
The service offers a range of procedures requiring patients to stay overnight and for multiple days.

Rehabilitation

The health team at the Rehabilitation Unit enable people who have experienced significant illnesses or injuries to regain their physical and emotional health in a holistic and positive environment. They provide comprehensive, contemporary programs of care, to address the rehabilitation patient’s impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions.

The rehabilitation area includes a wide range of age groups (young adult to elderly), and conditions (stroke, head injury, amputees, orthopaedic, spinal, post-neurosurgery, and other neurological).

The Unit has 28 beds and boasts excellent facilities and equipment, including 10 rooms and a self- contained “studio room”.
Treatment areas include a very well equipped rehabilitation gymnasium and an outdoor therapy garden.

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Quick Facts About The Region

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is located in the suburb of West Mackay, the council of Mackay, the state electorate of Mackay and the federal electorate of Dawson.