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 has 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 new centre will operate out of 13 Crouch Street South Mt Gambier and will be open extended hours seven days a week 9am to 6pm the first 2 weeks, 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.
Current hours and up to 24/12/23:
Mon – Fri 9 am – 6 pm
Sat & Sun 10 am – 5 pm
25 & 26/12/23:
12 noon – 8 pm
27 – 31/12/23:
Mon – Fri 9 am – 6 pm
Sat & Sun 10 am – 5 pm
1/1/24:
10 am – 5 pm
2 – 7/1/24:
Mon – Fri 9 am – 6 pm
Sat & Sun 10 am – 5 pm
From 8/1/24 (increasing hours Mon, Wed & Sunday):
Monday 9 am – 8 pm
Tuesday 9 am – 6 pm
Wednesday 9 am – 8 pm
Thursday 9 am – 6 pm
Friday 9 am – 6 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday 10 am – 8 pm
Public Holidays 22/1/24 to 18/2/24
10am – 8pm
Public Holidays 19/2/24 onwards
10am – 10pm
