Royal Darwin Hospital

To contact the services listed below, call the switchboard on 08 8922 8888.

Medicine

• cardiology
• dermatology
• gastroenterology
• infectious diseases
• general medicine
• hyperbaric medicine
• neurology
• ophthalmology
• oncology
• haematology
• rehabilitation
• renal
• respiratory medicine
• rheumatology
• sleep studies
• endocrinology
• pain management
• hospital in the home
• anaesthetics
• palliative medicine.

Surgery

• ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery
• oro-maxillo facial (OMF) surgery
• orthopaedic
• urology
• general surgery
• paediatric general surgery
• plastics surgery
• ophthalmology.

Allied health services

Inpatient allied health services are available on the wards at Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals. Patients transitioning home may also be referred to services.

Allied health professionals work as part of a multidisciplinary team with nursing and medical staff.

• audiologist
• chaplain
• dietitian
• physiotherapy
• medical Imaging
• occupational therapy
• orthoptist
• oral health
• speech pathology
• pharmacy
• prosthetics and Orthotics
• psychologist
• social workers
• podiatrist

Clinical support services

• CT scan and MRI
• Aboriginal liaison
• interpreter services.

Maternal and child health

• obstetrics
• reproductive medicine
• paediatrics
• gynaecology.

Other

• outreach specialist and allied health services to Palmerston Health Precinct, rural and remote regions and clinical and retrieval support to regional hospitals
• teaching and reference services for northern Australia and Southeast Asia, with rural and remote medical training placements
• pharmaceutical services for the hospital and surrounding community area
• 24 hour emergency and critical care and support for air medical service
• renal satellite services at Nightcliff, Palmerston and Tiwi.