The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is proving to be a critical new healthcare service, thanks to the advocacy of Dr Gordon Reid MP in securing the clinic in Umina Beach.
Latest data from the Department of Health and Aged Care reveals that since opening the service over 9,210 patients have been seen at the clinic.
And across the electorate of Robertson, bulk billing rates have increased 2.4% to 75.4% following the Federal Government’s tripling of the bulk billing rate.
The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic opened in November 2023, and provides walk-in bulk billed urgent care to children and adults.
The service is in the Providence Medical Centre and is open Monday to Sunday with extended operating hours.
Quotes attributable to Federal Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid MP:
“The Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is an invaluable healthcare service assisting our community with urgent care matters and is completely free for children and adults.
“The Department of Health and Aged Care have confirmed that over 9,210 patients have been seen at the clinic since its opening in November 2023.
“These statistics show that Labor’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are making a real difference on the ground.
“The government that I am a part of is committed to improving healthcare on the Central Coast, from our Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, tripling of the bulk billing incentive, grants for general practices, and our changes to PBS medicines to make them cheaper.
“Thanks to our changes to PBS medications, $3,056,073 was saved on 245,964 cheaper scripts across our community. And a further 89,735 60-day scripts were dispensed.
“As an emergency department doctor continuing to practise medicine at Wyong Hospital, I will always advocate for better healthcare services and be a strong voice for our healthcare workers”, Dr Reid said.
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