Introduction
Tennant Creek Hospital is a 20 bed hospital that serves the Barkly region.
It assesses, diagnoses and treats short-term illnesses and injuries.
There is also a 16 chair renal unit which provides a dialysis service to the Barkly region.
This guide has information about visiting the hospital, services and hospital contact details.
Going to emergency
Tennant Creek Hospital's emergency department is open 24 hours. You do not need an appointment.
Being admitted to hospital
Find out about what you should bring and other information if you are being admitted to Tennant Creek Hospital.
Making an appointment at Tennant Creek Hospital
Except in an emergency, admission to hospital is through referral from your GP, health clinic or agency.
Obstetric patients are advised to attend the pre-admission clinic about four weeks before you are admitted.
Surgical patients should contact the hospital on (08) 8962 4399 a week before and the day before your scheduled surgery to check if there are any cancellations due to bed shortages.
Cancellations
While every effort is made to ensure your surgery happens on the date given, your appointment may be postponed because of other emergency admissions.
If you need to cancel your admission, call (08) 8962 4399.
Go to being admitted to hospital to find out more information.
Visiting Tennant Creek Hospital
Changes to hospital visits
Only one visitor is allowed per patient per day.
Visiting hours for all wards are between 10am to 8pm every day.
If you want to visit outside normal visiting hours, you should ask the nursing staff.
You may not be allowed to visit if you are drunk.
Visiting during a COVID-19 lockdown or lockout
Visiting arrangements at Northern Territory hospitals are restricted during lockdowns and lockouts to keep patients, staff and the community safe.
Stay up to date with the latest information on the NT Health website.
Services at Tennant Creek Hospital
To contact any of the services below call (08) 8962 4399.
Hospital services
- accident and emergency
- general practice
- telehealth
- gynaecology
- paediatrics
- orthopaedics
- acute inpatient services
- palliative care
- general medical services
- limited general rehabilitation services
- general Allied Health services by appointment
- child health
- community health services
- home care
- continence
- Home and Community Care (HACC) equipment assessment
- radiology
- pathology
- oral health
- dialysis
Clinics
- primary care
- antenatal
- pre-admission
- wound management
- diabetic education
- cardiac support
Allied Health Services
The allied health team provide referral services for clients across all ages for both inpatients and outpatients at the Tennant Creek Hospital, find an allied health service.
Home and Community Care (HACC) services
- frail aged
- people with disabilities and carers
Visiting specialist services
- internal medicine
- thoracic medicine
- anaesthetics
- paediatrics
- general surgery
Community health services
- immunisation clinics
- school health
- child health
- parent craft
- women's health
- men's health
- palliative care
- aged care assessment
- drug and alcohol services
- continence
- Indigenous health
- health promotion/prevention.
Contact Tennant Creek Hospital
Tennant Creek Hospital
Schmidt Street
Tennant Creek NT 0860
PO Box 346
Tennant Creek NT 0861
Phone: (08) 8962 4399
Fax: (08) 8962 4311
Complaints and feedback
You can make a complaint, suggestion or ask a question about hospital services on the Department of Health website.