Department of Health Library Services ePublications - Historical Collection
Please Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this publication may
contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.
Purpose
To apply preservation treatments, including digitisation, to a high value and vulnerable Historical collection of items held in the Darwin and Alice Springs libraries so that the items may be accessed without causing further damage to the original items and provide accessibility for stakeholders.
Reference and Research Disclaimer
Please note: this document is part of the Historical Collection and the information contained within may be out of date.
This copy is a reproduction of an original record. Please note that the quality of the original record may be poor and cannot be enhanced with the scanning process.
Northern Territory Department of Health Library Services Historical Collection
- - - -
-·
ANNUAL REPORT 1991/92
HISTORICAL COLLECTION
o o - i~s
GOVE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
MANAGEMENT BOARD
oo,
25GOVE DISTRICT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
Facsimile: 872421 Telephone: 870211
?! / October 1992
The Hon D Manzie, MLA
All Correspondence to:
Chairman
Gove District Hospital Management Board
PO Box 421
NHULUNBUY NT 0881
Minister for Health and Community Services PO Box 3146
DARWIN NT 0801
Dear Minister
I have pleasure in furnishing you with the Board's Report for 1991/92 year in accordance with Section 25 of the Hospital Management Boards' Act 1980.
Yours sincerely
Ted Hobson Chairman
CINTRAL UBRARY 2 3 OCT 1998
!HSEIMCES
Government Printer of the Northern Territory
GOVE DISTRICT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 1991/1992
TO
THE HONOURABLE
MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
NHULUNBUY September 1992
0012-s
1. MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD
In accordance with Section 25 (1) of the Hospital
Management Boards Act, I submit the Board's Annual Report on its and the Hospital's activities for the financial year ended 30 June 1992.
Composition of the Board as at 30 June 1992:
Mr Ted Hobson Mr Rob Gelok
Mr Gatjil Djerrkura Mrs Denyse Simmons Ms Lak Lak Yunupingu Dr Maxwell Chalmers Dr Graeme Schreuder Mrs Pam Charles
District/Hospital Mngr (Chairman) Deputy Chairman
Member Member Member Member
Director Medical Services Director of Nursing
The Administration Manager, Mr Trevor Webb, or delegate, is Secretary to the Board.
New Appointments and Resignations
Changes in the composition of the Board during the year were as follows:
Dr Maxwell Chalmers was appointed to the Board on 30 October 1991 to fulfil the vacancy created by Dr Stephen Meredith's resignation.
Mr Gatjil Djerrkura's appointment expired on 4 April 1992.
Attendance at Board Meetings
There were nine monthly meetings and attendance was as follows:
Attended Mr Rob Gelok
Mr Gatjil Djerrkura Mrs Denyse Simmons Ms Lak Lak Yunupingu Dr Maxwell Chalmers
District/Hospital Manager Director Medical Services Director of Nursing
6 3 6 3 5 9 9 9
Eligible to Attend
9 7 9 9 6 9 9 9
2~ BOARD MEETINGS
Board Meetings (Numbers 114 to 122) were held in accordance with Section 18 of the Act.
114 15.08.91 115 24.10.91 116 23.12.91
117 30.01.92 118 18.02.92 119 19.03.92
120 22.04.92 121 27.05.92 122 17.06.92 The July, September and November 1991 meetings were not held due to lack of a quorum being obtained as various members were absent from Nhulunbuy.
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
During the year ended 30 June 1992, the Board dealt with the following items of business:
Hospital Services
Specialists Visits
Visits by Royal Darwin Hospital Senior Medical Personnel.
Airport Emergency Exercise Women's Health Clinic Hospital Prescriptions
Role of Hospital Services Division Cervical Screening Program
Management Board
Hospital Inspection by Gove District Hospital Board Members
Gove District Hospital Board Vacancy/appointment Dr M Chalmers
Fund raising by Gove District Hospital Management Board
Board meetings Day and Time
Annual Meeting of Hospital Management Board Chairpersons
Gove District Hospital Management Board membership Personnel
Medical Officers staffing/recruitment
Feasibility study by Ms R Westerman, Occupational The.rapist
Hospital Aboriginal Liaison person Equipment ·
Proposed donation of Mammogram Machine by Gove RSL Donation of Anaesthetic Ventilator for the
Operating Theatre by the Gove RSL.
Temperature range of Hospital air-conditioning.
Special project sponsorship by local Service Organisations.
00\2-":)
Reports
Cresap Report - reduction of Hotel Services Staff Hospital Statistics
Financial Reports
Miscellaneous
Gove District Hospital On-site Hostel
Visit by Justice Muirhead (Administrator for the NT) Hospital inspection by Mr Syd Stirling MLA Member for Nhulunbuy
Closure of Nhulunbuy Aboriginal Hostel
Hospital inspection by Mrs Maggie Hickey MLA, Opposition spokesperson for Health and Community Services
4. QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS OF THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX
5.
When the Board has its full complement the following areas are allocated to each individual member for separate inspection.
1 WARDS,THEATRES
CENTRAL STERILIZING DEPT 2 CASUALTY/OUTPATIENTS
MEDICAL RECORDS,LABORATORY RADIOLOGY, PHARMACY
PHYSIOTHERAPY
3 STORES, MAINTENANCE 4 CATERING,LAUNDRY
CLEANING
5 STAFF ACCOMMODATION GROUNDS
BOARD MEMBERS DEPARTMENTAL CO-ORDINATOR
Dr Chalmers Mrs Simmons Ms Yunupingu
Mr Gelok Mr Gelok
Mr Djerrkura
Mrs Charles Dr Schreuder Dr Schreuder Mrs Charles
Mr Webb Mr Webb
Mr Webb
YEARLY INSPECTION OF THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEPARTMENTAL HEAD
In accordance with Section 24 (3) of the Act, Mr Ray Norman, the Secretary for Health and Community Services inspected the Hospital complex on 16 September 1992 for the 1991/92 year.
6. HOSPITAL STAFFING
7.
(a) MEDICAL STAFF
Dr T Cohen resigned late July 1991
Dr J Ferris resigned late September 1991 Dr D Simons commenced September 1991 Dr V Singh commenced September 1991 Dr P Spillane commenced November 1991 Dr E Hawkins commenced January 1992
Dr D Simons transferred to Royal Darwin Hospital January 1992
FAMILY MEDICINE TRAINEE
Dr E Hawkins commenced July 1991 for six months Dr J Fraser commenced January 1992 for six months
(b) PARAMEDICAL STAFF
Pharmacy: Mr T Sullivan continues in this position Laboratory: Mr G Schraven continues in this position Radiography: Mr G Bates took up this position during
December 1991 replacing Mrs N Arnold Physiotherapy: Ms Ruth Hannon continues in this
position (c) NURSING STAFF
The turn over of nursing staff at the Hospital was lower than previous years with the peak occurring over the Christmas, New Year period.
HOSPITAL STATISTICS 1991/1992 Activity
Number of authorised beds Average daily bed occupancy
Average length of stay Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Number of live births
Number of operations Major Minor Number of outpatient treatments Number of specialist clinics
30 25.84
5.69 days 2.57 days
224 113 351 17889 49
Specialist Visits - Gynaecological Paediatric ENT
Cardiology orthopaedic Surgical Medical Eye
WORKS PROGRAM
9
9 5 2 8 8 4 4
The following Works Projects were carried out in 1991/92 Minor New Works
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Operating Theatre minor plumbing and electrical works, install scrub sink Remodel Medical Records and
Administration area
Remodel ex Physic area for Laboratory Provide weather awning over
external door at Physiotherapy Partition and air-condition linen preparation area, Laundry
Provision of emergency helicopter landing site
Provision of covered outside patient area
10,388.00 45,950.00 4,500.00 2,000.00 12,248.00 14,994.00 26,210.00 Total 116,290.00 Specific Repairs & Maintenance (Major Projects)
1 2 3 4
Overhaul emergency generator
Replacement of air-conditioning filters Repaint Store and Services Building Replace copper hot water main
in Services Building Capital Works
Nil
11,054.00 10,680.00 33,938.00 28,700.00
Capital Equipment 1991/92 Cardiotocograph
Respiratory Gas Monitor ECG Monitor
ECG Lead Machine Ward 2
Operating Theatre Operating Theatre Casualty Maintenance Various Stores ) Pharmarcy)
Bendix King VHF Radio & Charger Personal Computers
Qantel Store computer back up power supply
Admin Stores
Toyota Camray Station Wagon Holden Rodeo utility
9. EXPENDITURE
87/88 ($'000) 1 Salaries & Allowance
Expenditure on Salaries 3080 Budget Allocation 3090 2 Administrative Expenses
Actual Expenditure 1525 Budget Allocation 1525 3 Capital Equipment
Actual Expenditure 66 Budget Allocation 67 4 Other Services
Actual Expenditure Budget Allocation 5 Property Management
Actual Expenditure Budget Allocation
174 177
88/89 ($'000)
3340 3361
1211 1212
91 101
25 80
869 875
19481. 00 11300.00 12648.00 8025.00 1548.00 8152.00
2700.00 15618.00 12365.00
89/90 90/91 91/92 ($'000) ($'000) ($'000)
3292 3489 3353 3490
1238 1309 1264 1310
152 168 244 183
568 578
563
777
899 1011 850 1031
3908 3663
1359 1411
111 193
510 855
1087 1098
10. GENERAL Community
The Hospital continues to offer the following to the people of Nhulunbuy -
Work experience
Tours appropriate to the area of subjects being taught at school
00 I
ZS
Tours by organisations and members of the public on request
Donations
An Anaesthetic Ventilator valued at $13,000 was donated by the Gove RSL for use in the Operating Theatre.
Ted Hobson Chairman
Gove District Hospital Management Board
