Following the success of the of the bulk billed Labor built Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Umina Beach and Lake Haven, Dr Gordon Reid is launching a community campaign for another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for the Central Coast.
The clinics are walk-in and open 7 days a week with extended operating hours.
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics help reduce pressure on our hospitals and emergency departments, allowing them to focus on higher urgency and life-threatening conditions.
Since opening 12 months ago, over 12,000 patients have been seen at the Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Umina Beach.
The Federal Labor Government announced in the 2024-25 Budget a further $227 million to establish a further 29 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics.
Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid MP:
“As an emergency department doctor, practising medicine at the Wyong Hospital Emergency Department, I understand how important Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are.
“Medicare Urgent Care Clinics help reduce pressure on our emergency departments and provide an avenue of urgent care for people when they have urgent but not life-threatening illnesses.
“These clinics treat minor fractures, sports injuries, insect bites, and minor infections, just to name a few.
“It is clear how successful the Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has been since opening in 2023, the clinic has seen over 12,000 patients.
“That is why I am fighting for another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the south of the Central Coast.
“Another clinic will ensure even more people can access a free doctor when they need to.
“Over the coming months, I will be taking my petition suburb to suburb, door to door, and asking our Central Coast community for their support.
“I want to gather as much support as possible, for another clinic, to show the Health Minister that this additional clinic is needed”, Dr Reid said.
To download a copy of the petition or to sign online, visit: https://drgordonreidmp.com.au/our-coast-community/we-need-another-medicare-urgent-care-clinic/
For more information about the Australian Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, visit: https://www.health.gov.au/find-a-medicare-ucc/about
The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is located at 297 West Street, Umina Beach NSW 2257.
The Lake Haven Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is located at Shop 127, Lake Have Shopping Centre, Lake Haven Drive, Lake Haven NSW 2263.
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