URGENT CARE

Yarram and District Health Services does not have an Emergency Departments; it has an Urgent Care Centre staffed by nursing staff.

 Fees

 As YDHS does not have resident medical officers at the Urgent Care department, fees may be incurred for medical services provided and patients will be charged the costs of any investigations.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Urgent Care for emergency treatment only.

The nearest funded public hospital Emergency Departments, where medical staff are present, are:

• Bass Coast Health, Wonthaggi
• West Gippsland Healthcare Group, Warragul
• Latrobe Regional Hospital at Traralgon
• Central Gippsland Hospital, Sale

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Transfers out

 If your condition requires more specialist investigation or care than can be provided by other public hospitals, transfer by ambulance may be required. If this occurs, the patient is responsible for the cost of ambulance transport.

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Non-urgent medical attention

If medical attention is required for a non-urgent condition, patients are encouraged to contact our GP Clinic, Yarram Medical Centre, during business hours on 03 51820222.

Address: 85-91 Commercial Road, Yarram

Office Hours: 8.30am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday

Expert health advice can also be sought 24 hours a day from a registered nurse via the Victorian Nurse-on-Call Service by ringing 1300 60 60 24.

Telehealth

Telehealth is available at YDHS Urgent Care through My Emergency Doctor (MED) 24 hours a day for urgent medical presentations.

All the consulting doctors within My Emergency Doctor are Fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEMs) and are all registered with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Using the latest mobile and web technology, patients can access emergency medical specialists for virtual face-to-face consultations from the comfort of their home or alternately from the Urgent Care department.