The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Bundaberg locals with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) provider selected following an Expression of Interest process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Indigenous Wellbeing Centre on Barolin Street in Walkervale will be established as the Bundaberg Medicare UCC and will start seeing patients from late November 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bundaberg Medicare UCC will deliver on the Australian Government\u2019s commitment to make it easier for people in Queensland to get the urgent treatment they need \u2013 from highly qualified doctors and nurses \u2013 while taking pressure off the nearby Bundaberg Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Medicare UCC will be open for extended hours, 7 days a week, and offer walk-in care that is fully bulk billed for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 41 per cent of presentations to the Bundaberg Hospital are for non-urgent or semi-urgent care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bundaberg clinic is one of 11 Medicare UCCs being established across Queensland \u2013 located in Cairns, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Northern Brisbane, Murrumba Downs, Rockhampton, Southern Brisbane, Toowoomba and Townsville. The Australian Government will continue to work closely with Primary Health Networks and the Queensland Government to deliver the remaining Medicare UCCs, all of which will open this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quotes attributable to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll around Bundaberg and the surrounding areas, when Queenslanders need urgent care that isn\u2019t life threatening \u2013 the Bundaberg Medicare UCC in Walkerville will be here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Prior to the election last year, we committed to rolling out 50 new Urgent Care Clinics across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we complete our rollout \u2013 we’ll have exceeded our target and there’ll be 58 centres giving Australians urgent care, taking pressure off emergency departments all over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Bundaberg Medicare UCC will make a big difference to patients in the region who will be able to walk in seven days a week and get free urgent care from a nurse or a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe clinic will ease pressure on Bundaberg Hospital, so that its hard-working doctors and nurses can focus higher priority emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Bundaberg Medicare UCC is just another way the Government is strengthening Medicare and making it easier to see a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe know that our state is experiencing exponential growth, and it\u2019s great to see the Albanese Government providing free healthcare options for Queenslanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUrgent Care Clinics are designed to take pressures off our health system and GPs by being an accessible and community-based alternative to busy hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled that the Bundaberg community who will soon have this wonderful clinic open and available for their urgent health needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis new Medicare UCC will offer high-quality care for residents in the Bundaberg region who need to see a medical professional for a health issue that is urgent and requires treatment but is not life-threatening and doesn\u2019t require attending the emergency department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Bundaberg Medicare UCC will ease pressure on emergency departments and offer more convenient care for the local community \u2013 closer to home, at short notice, and free under Medicare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs the Wide Bay Burnett region continues to grow, that means more demand for local hospitals. Our government is committed to delivering the health services that regional Queensland needs to improve waiting times and protect lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is another example of the Albanese Labor Government delivering for Queensland\u2019s rapidly growing regions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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