Health
Care for every homeland: at our clinic at Amengernterneah, and out on the homelands.
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am to 4.30pm
- Thursday: 9am to 12 noon
Our clinic
Our clinic is at Amengernterneah. Our nurses, Aboriginal Health Practitioners and trainees, social and mental health workers and doctor (Medical Officer or GP) live near the clinic. Specialist teams visit regularly.
Traditional healing is part of care here. You can ask to see a Ngangkere (traditional healer).
What we offer
Doctors and nurses
Health checks, wound care, and care when you are sick or hurt.
Ongoing care
Help with diabetes, and heart, kidney and lung problems (chronic disease). We make a care plan with you, check in regularly, and follow up on homeland visits.
Mums, babies and kids
Care in pregnancy, baby and child health checks, needles (immunisations), and checking that children are growing well.
Traditional healing
Ngangkere (traditional healer) care, alongside clinic care. Ask at the clinic.
Emergencies
Emergency care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After hours is for emergencies only. We work closely with the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Alice Springs Hospital.
Visiting specialists
Specialist doctors and health workers visit the clinic regularly: heart, mental health, ear nose and throat, women's health and pregnancy, eyes, children, diabetes and hormones, physio, and foot care (podiatry).
Visits to the homelands
Our clinic and wellbeing teams visit all sixteen homelands every week.
Medicines
We give out medicines, help you take them the right way, and bring them out on homeland visits.
Dialysis
Kidney dialysis at the Purple House, next to our clinic, for up to six people, so they can stay on Country instead of moving to Alice Springs.
Dialysis →The mobile clinic
Urapuntja is getting a mobile clinic: a clinic on wheels that drives out to the homelands, so people can see the clinic team close to home.
We won a grant for it, with support from Aboriginal Investment NT, and Mobile Health Clinics Australia is building it. It will help our teams reach all sixteen homelands.
Health promotion
Health promotion means helping people stay well: good food, no smoking, sport, school programs and community events.
Health promotionGood food, strong culture, active kids. That's health care too.