North West Regional Hospital

Construction of the Antenatal clinic at the North West Regional Hospital. Construction has commenced and is expected to take 10-12 months.

During construction, all NWRH Outpatients will need to access the Outpatient department via the NWRH main entrance:

Paediatric Outpatients can enter the Paediatric Outpatient clinic through the door on the right in the main entrance foyer
all other adult and Allied Health outpatients can access the Outpatient department via the main corridor.

Hospital Visitor Restrictions

The safety of our patients, visitors and staff is very important and by restricting visitors we are taking measures that align with public health advice to prevent the potential spread and impact of COVID-19.

Unless you are seeking personal medical treatment or care, we ask that you do not visit our hospital, outpatient clinic or community centres if you:

are unwell with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), such as a fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, shortness of breath, fever or loss of sense of taste or smell;
have been advised to self-isolate following international or interstate travel, or
are awaiting an COVID-19 test result.

Visitors must:

Wear a mask at all times while on the premises. (This applies to all staff and visitors to the hospital or residential aged care facility over 12 years of age.)
Visit between 2.30pm - 6pm with a maximum of one (1) visitor per patient, for a maximum of 1 hour for most areas.
Complete the visitor screening tool on arrival
Contact the Nursing Unit Manager (NUM) or Associate NUM, where present, for an exemption, for example ICU and Palliative Care.

To request an exemption on compassionate grounds, contact the facility you wish to visit and talk with the Nurse Unit Manager or Associate NUM.

Visitors allowed:

Area / Ward	Number of visitors
Acute Medical Unit	Two support persons permitted
Department of Critical Care Medicine	Two visitors will be allowed at any one time
Emergency Department	A single visitor is permitted in the following circumstances: A parent/guardian of a dependent child A support person for a patient requiring significant physical, communication or comprehension assistance. On compassionate grounds. We understand that coming to an Emergency Department can be very stressful, but these restrictions are necessary to reduce crowding in the busy Emergency Department and waiting areas.
Maternity Unit	An upper limit of two people to support mothers in the maternity unit (this limit of two includes the partner, if the partner is present).
Medical C Ward	Visitors are not permitted unless by exemption
Medical and Surgical Wards	One visitor per patient, for a maximum of 1 hour per visit.
Paediatric Unit	Visitor numbers to the NWRH Paediatric Ward are restricted to two (2) visitors/support people (inclusive of parents).
Palliative Care	An upper limit of four visitor for patients receiving end-of-life care, and the capacity for one visitor to stay overnight and for pets to visit where appropriate.
Operating Theatre and Recovery Room	Visitors not routinely allowed. Parents may visit children post-surgery
Outpatient clinics and community centres	Support person only

Health Services in the North West

If you require emergency health care in the North West, please contact Triple Zero (000) or present to the emergency department at the North West Regional Hospital.

For all other healthcare needs contact your regular GP. To support non-emergency patients in the North West, additional GP services are being arranged.

More Information

See www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au for more information.

Serving the community

The North West Regional Hospital at Burnie is a modern 160-bed facility that provides high quality healthcare and specialist services to North West Tasmania and King Island.

It offers services in medical, surgical and allied health specialties through inpatient and outpatient departments.

The hospital caters for the emergency resuscitation, surgery and intensive care of most trauma patients and other medical conditions.

Because the North West Regional Hospital is a secondary level service, we transfer patients to comprehensive tertiary hospitals for some injuries and illnesses.