The Australian Government announced the commitment to establish 50 Urgent Care Clinics across Australia in the October 2022-2023 Budget. Urgent Care Clinics will ease pressure on hospitals and give Australian families more options to see a healthcare professional when they have an urgent, but not life-threatening, need for care and are unable to access their usual GP or other care provider.
The Mount Gambier Urgent Care Clinic opened its doors on Monday 20 November 2023, offering Bulk-billed health care, no appointment urgent healthcare in a bid to ease pressure on the Mount Gambier Hospital emergency department.
The centre operates at 13 Crouch Street South Mt Gambier, offering an alternative option to presenting at the hospital's emergency department by offering after-hours non-emergency care, and allowing emergency department doctors to focus on higher-priority emergency care.
Monday - Friday: 8am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 8pm
Sunday and Public Holidays: 8am - 8pm
