Urgent care clinic sees more than 9210 patients
More than 9210 patients have been seen by the Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic since it opened last November, according to Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid.
"These statistics show that Labor's Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are making a real difference on the ground," he said.
"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.
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 clinic provides walk-in bulk-billed urgent care to children and adults at the Providence Medical Centre and is open Monday to Sunday with extended operating hours.
"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.
"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.
SOURCE:
Media release, 10 Oct 2024
Gordon Reid, Member for Robertson