Fiona Phillips (Gilmore, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Today is a fantastic day because today the doors of the brand-new Nowra Medicare urgent care clinic opened. The clinic is a huge win for my community and will take pressure off the busy emergency department at Shoalhaven hospital. During the election campaign I knocked on hundreds of doors in Nowra, and the message was loud and clear. A local Medicare urgent care clinic was desperately needed. I promised to deliver this important service for our community and I'm so thrilled the doors are now open. The clinic will make a real difference for locals and visitors by providing convenient, bulk-billed urgent care in the heart of Nowra. Located at 107 Scenic Drive, Nowra, the Medicare urgent care clinic will operate from 8 am until 10 pm seven days a week, making sure patients can get the care they need when they need it. The highly trained doctors and nurses are equipped to treat a range of conditions and injuries that need urgent attention but aren't life threatening, like cuts, viral infections or a sprained ankle. No appointment is needed. Patients can walk in, and, most importantly, all services are bulk-billed, needing just their Medicare card. I know the people of Nowra and surrounds have been eagerly awaiting their Medicare urgent care clinic, and I'm extremely proud to have delivered it.

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