People in Rooty Hill and surrounding suburbs will have access to fully bulk billed urgent care provided by highly trained doctors and nurses, with the opening of a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) at Rooty Hill Medical and Dental Centre on Rooty Hill Road North.
The clinic will be open extended hours, seven days a week, with no need for an appointment. It started seeing patients from Monday 7 August, easing pressure on local hospitals.
The clinic is one of the 14 Medicare UCCs across New South Wales – located in Albury, Batemans Bay, Campbelltown, Cessnock, Coffs Harbour, Gosford, Lismore, Penrith, Randwick, Tamworth, Westmead, Wollongong and Wyong.
Almost half of all presentations to New South Wales hospital emergency departments are for semi- and non-urgent conditions.
This Medicare Urgent Care Clinic delivers on the Albanese Government’s commitment to strengthen Medicare and make it easier for the community to get the urgent treatment they need while taking pressure off hospitals.
Quotes attributable to Minister Butler:
“The Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at Rooty Hill Medical and Dental Centre will ensure locals can get urgent health care closer to home when they need it, without having to go to the very busy Mount Druitt and Blacktown hospital emergency department.
“We’ve worked closely with the New South Wales Government and Western Sydney Primary Health Network to ensure the Medicare UCCs align with local health services and the needs of communities across the state.
“This Medicare UCC is just another way the Government is strengthening Medicare and making it easier to see a doctor.”
Quotes attributable to Ed Husic, Member for Chifley:
“I’ve heard the community concerns about difficulties in accessing urgent medical care.
“This new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic will give our community members access to critical care at short notice.
“This clinic will take pressure off the Mount Druitt and Blacktown hospital emergency departments freeing up hospital doctors and nurses to deal with only the most serious cases.
“The Albanese government is delivering for Australians and strengthening our Medicare services.”
