The Albanese Government is delivering for the Glen Waverley community with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) to give better access to high quality and free health care.
From 1 September, the Glen Waverley Medicare UCC began operating from Interconnect Healthcare, located on Blackburn Road.
In the 2024-25 Budget, the Albanese Government provided $227 million to expand the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic program.
Seven existing state-funded Priority Primary Care Centres will transition to the Albanese Government’s Medicare Urgent Care Clinic network, following a request from the Victorian Government.
The transition to the Medicare UCC program provides longer term funding and gives the clinic access to the experience and learnings of the whole Medicare UCC network.
The Glen Waverley clinic will help reduce the number of people attending the local emergency department for urgent, but non-life threatening, conditions like sprains, infections, rashes or cuts.
This is good news for Monash Medical Centre Clayton, where almost a third of presentations to the emergency room are for such non- and semi-urgent issues.
Over 40% of Medicare Urgent Care Clinic presentations in the state have been outside standard business hours, which means the clinics are filling an important gap in services across extended hours and over the weekend.
And with one in four visits treating a young person under 15, the Victorian clinics are giving families timely health care and peace of mind.
Located at 476 Blackburn Road, the Glen Waverley Medicare Urgent Care Clinic is open 9am-11pm seven days a week.
Quotes attributable to Minister Butler:
“Medicare Urgent Care Clinics are a game changer for communities around the country.
“I know this model of care will be just as popular in Glen Waverley, offering care for pressing health issues that aren’t life-threatening but are nonetheless urgent.
“Importantly, the clinic bulk bills, which means all patients need is their Medicare card, not their credit card.”
Quotes attributable to Carina Garland MP:
“Getting the urgent care you need is so important for recovery from many common illnesses and injuries.
“Having a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic located right here in Glen Waverley will mean locals can get that care and be on the mend quickly and without breaking the bank."
