An eighth Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) for Western Australia has been confirmed in Armadale, providing the community with urgent care in a general practice setting.
The clinic, due to open by the end of the year, will provide treatment for urgent, but not life-threatening, illnesses and injuries requiring same day assessment for people who may otherwise have visited an emergency department. As with all Medicare UCCs, the clinic will bulk bill, be open seven days a week and accept walk in patients.
Accredited general practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services located in Armadale and surrounding suburbs will receive more details on the EOI and next steps imminently.
The following clinics are already operational:
- Morley Medicare UCC – Rudloc Road Medical and Dental Centre, Morley
- Rockingham Medicare UCC – Rockingham Medical and Dental Centre, Rockingham
- Clarkson Medicare UCC – Ocean Keys Family Practice, Clarkson
- Beeliar Medicare UCC – Lagoon Medicare Centre, Yangebup
- Greater Bunbury Medicare UCC – The Health Hub at Eaton Fair, Bunbury
- Midland Medicare UCC – North Street Medical Centre, Midland
- Broome Medicare UCC – Kimberley Medical Group, Broome
They are part of a national Australian Government initiative to establish 87 Medicare UCCs nationally, offering vital, timely and affordable health care to thousands of Australians.
WA Primary Health Alliance is responsible for coordinating the EOI processes and supporting selected practices to establish their clinics.
Find out more about WA’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinics or read Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Mark Butler’s media statement.