Outpatient Clinics 

The Murwillumbah District Hospital runs an extensive Rehabilitation Outpatient Service, with a comprehensive program of management for a range of health issues from prosthetics to respiratory illnesses, cardiac rehab, gynaecological needs, Motor Neuron Disease, paediatric services, physiotherapy and general rehabilitation post-surgery or inpatient stay.

Click on the individual services below for further information on the clinics and programs provided.

Amputee Clinic

The Amputee Clinic at Murwillumbah District Hospital offers a comprehensive lower-limb amputation management program for people requiring access to prosthetic services. The amputee service provides seamless care to lower-limb amputees from the acute phase immediately after amputation through to long-term amputees who may be experiencing prosthetic issues.

Specific interventions include:

pre-operative assessment and advice, acute post-operative medical and stump care as an Inpatient at the Urliup Rehabilitation Unit, pre-prosthetic equipment and discharge planning, prescription and manufacture of interim and definitive lower-limb prostheses, prosthetic gait training, and long-term wound, stump and prosthetic follow up.

The service is staffed by a Rehabilitation Staff Specialist, an accredited Prosthetist, an accredited Physiotherapist with experience in lower limb amputation rehabilitation, as well as Nursing staff for wound management.

Hours of Service: Every second Thursday from 10am until 4pm

Location: Ground Floor, Assessment and Rehabilitation Unit Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0274; fax (02) 6672 0114

Antenatal Clinic

Our Antenatal Outpatient Clinic provides a GP/Obstetrician shared care model for women who are identified as having an “at risk” pregnancy who are living in the Tweed/Byron Area. The clinic also provides a GP/midwife care model for women with “normal risk” pregnancies who do not wish to give birth under a midwifery-led care model.

All expecting mothers, including those who are doing shared care, will have their first visit with a midwife at the Antenatal Clinic. This is a comprehensive visit where we discuss your previous medical history, family medical history, and your general well-being. This helps identify ways in which we can provide you with appropriate care and support throughout your pregnancy, and to ensure pregnancy care meets your needs.

You can expect your first appointment to take about one and a half hours. Your partner or support person is always welcome at your visits, but due to the length and personal nature of your first visit, we ask that you attend this appointment alone where possible.

Hours of Service:

Doctors clinic – Mondays and Thursdays
Midwife’s clinic – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8am to 4.30pm

All attendance is by appointment only

Location: Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0238; fax (02) 6672 0245

Gynaecological Clinic

Our Gynaecological Clinic provides a broad range of services including assessment, diagnostic investigations and some minor procedures aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of women of all ages.

Women requiring review must be referred to the clinic by their General Practitioner (GP). The referral must include adequate clinical details and any relevant investigations. Referrals are valid for varying times:

GP referral - valid for one year Specialist referral - valid for three months Internal hospital referral - valid for three months

Hours of Service: Wednesday and Thursdays, by appointment only.

Location: Gynaecological Clinic, Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0238; fax (02) 6672 0245

 

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Clinic

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Clinic

This is a multidisciplinary clinic run every three months in the rehabilitation outpatient department. Patients who suffer from MND can be referred to this clinic by their GP.

The MND clinic provides patients with therapy, equipment, and support to maintain their independence and quality of life, in order to help them stay at home for as long as possible. The MND team consist of a rehabilitation staff specialist, MND advisor, a palliative care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech Pathologist and Social Worker.

Location: Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0274; fax (02) 6672 0114.

Paediatric Clinic

Our Paediatric Clinic provides care for newborn babies born in the Tweed Byron network hospitals (Tweed Valley, Murwillumbah and Byron Hospitals) and for children aged up to 16 years who reside in the Tweed Valley/Byron Area. We cater to general health issues, as well as development concerns.

We accept GP referrals. Appointments are required.

Hours of Service

General Paediatric Clinic: Tuesday 7.30am to 4pm
Developmental and Behaviour Clinic: Thursday 7.30am to 4pm

Location: Level 2, Outpatient Clinic, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0175

Location: Ground Floor, Outpatient Clinic, Tweed Valley Hospital, 771 Cudgen Road, Cudgen, NSW 2487
Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6677 3329

Physiotherapy

Our Physiotherapy team provide assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions for people of all ages who may benefit by physiotherapy intervention. Our staff will assess your condition and work with you to develop an individual treatment plan. Most treatment plans involve education, self-management strategies, specific exercise programs, and physiotherapy techniques.

Our Paediatric Physiotherapy is provided to children from birth to 18 years. Physiotherapy involves a family-centred, functional approach to the assessment, diagnosis, management, and prevention of disorders of paediatric movement and development. We provide children for a variety of conditions including orthopaedic and musculoskeletal assessment, general developmental concerns, movement disorders, cardio respiratory conditions, prematurity follow-up and neurological conditions

Hours of Service: 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

Location: Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone: (02) 6672 0235; Fax: (02) 6672 0294;

Rehabilitation Clinic | Day Therapy

General rehabilitation clinics are provided twice a week by a rehabilitation staff specialist. Patients are referred from the inpatient ward or their General Practitioner. Day Therapy is provided Monday to Friday by a multi-disciplinary team of physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech pathologist and social worker. Assisted transport may be available

Hours of Service:

Rehabilitation Clinic: 8am to 4.30pm, Monday and Wednesday.

Day Therapy: 12:30pm to 2pm, Monday to Friday.

Location: Rehabilitation Unit, Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Contacting Us: Phone (02) 6672 0274; Fax: (02) 6672 0114

Vestibular Clinic

Our specialist physiotherapy-led Vestibular Clinic deals in balance disorders, providing rehabilitation for clients whose balance mechanism may have been impaired. Clients include those with balance issues related to head injuries, neurological disorders, Vestibular neuritis, Labarynthitis, Meniere’s disease, perilymph fistula, benign paroxysmal position vertigo (BPPV) and post-surgical sequel such as vestibular nerve resection and acoustic neuroma removal.

Our Physiotherapist will assess your condition and develop an individual treatment plan. Most treatment plans involve physiotherapy techniques, education, specific exercise programs and self-management strategies. Patients are referred from the inpatient ward, an ENT specialist, or by their GP.

Location: Rehabilitation Unit, Ground Floor, Murwillumbah District Hospital, Ewing Street, Murwillumbah, NSW 2484

Hours of Service: 12:30pm to 2pm, Monday to Friday.

Contacting Us: Phone (02) 6672 0264; Fax: (02) 6672 0114