Elmwood Medical Centre

291 Beechworth Rd. Wodonga 3690 VIC
Ph: 02 6056 2011 Fax: 02 6056 3011

Winner "Best New Business" - Albury-Wodonga Chamber Business Awards 2009.

The doctors at the Elmwood Medical Centre are all highly qualified, and are committed to excellent patient care and continuing professional development and training.

Information for Doctors

We also have an onsite pharmacy and pathology collection centre at the Elmwood Medical Centre.

In addition to routine consulting involving the diagnosis and management of diseases and injuries of all types, our clinic can also provide the following services:

• Family Health
• General Medicine
• Acute Medicine
• Preventative Medicine
• Geriatric Medicine
• Counseling services
• Women's Health
• Men's Health
• Mental Health
• Chronic Disease Management
• Diabetic Management
• Dietician services
• Practice Nurses

• Ante Natal Care (shared)
• Childhood Immunisations
• Wound management
• Asthma assessment & management
• Mental health assessments
• Travel vaccinations and advice
• Medication reviews
• Health & Lifestyle education
• TAC and Workcover
• Driving & Insurance Medicals
• Annual Health Checks for patients over 75
• Group education sessions

Preventative medical advice will often be offered and "screening medical examinations" are recommended for patients who are interested in the early detection of serious medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma, cervical cancer (by means of regular Pap smears), mental health conditions, and other chronic medical conditions.

Vaccinations are routinely administered to children through the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register. Travel and other vaccinations are available for adults and we also offer the Gardasil vaccination program for the prevention of cervical cancer.

Extended medical assessments are offered once a year to elderly patients over the age of 75 to determine their medical and paramedical needs.

Administrative and clinical functions are fully computersied. Our software enables recording of medical notes, prompts for recalls and reviews, registers, and storing incoming radiology imaging & pathology reports as well as letters from other doctors. Our clinic adheres to the highest standards in security of storage and transmission of health records. We utilize the ICPC2 clinical coding system, as well as secure clinical emailing using Medical Objects software.

Our clinic has been recently renovated and includes disability access, secure staff entrance and custom-designed reception area designed to maximize information privacy.

Equipment at this clinic includes a computer integrated ECG and Spirometer.

Local Emergency and After Hours Services:

• In case of a medical emergency, please call 000 for the ambulance service.
• Call the Nurse Hotline on 1300 606 024 for 24/7 telephone triaging and advice from specialist nursing staff.

After hours medical services in the Albury Wodonga area can be accessed at:

• Wodonga Regional Hospital Emergency Department, Vermont St Wodonga
• Albury Base Hospital Emergency Department, Borella Rd, Albury
• Albury After Hours Clinic, Ph: 02 6058 4444

Our Practice Nurse is available with expertise in:

• Pap smears & Women's health
• Spirometry
• Wound management
• Aged health assessments
• Chronic disease management
• Health education
• Triage

Appointments

An appointment is essential for each patient. We will however, endeavour to see patients without an appointment or in an emergency as soon as possible.

Please make an appointment for each member of the family who wishes to be seen.

If you require a longer consultation, please make it known to the receptionist so that an appropriate time may be made for you.

Practice Policies

Privacy & Confidentiality

We maintain full confidentiality of our patient's medical records and as such it is the policy of the clinic not to release any patient information or clinical results to patients over the phone. It is important that the doctor discuss the results of any investigations with the patient on a face to face basis, so that any questions can be addressed properly.

Prescriptions

We encourage people to make sure they have enough prescriptions at the time of each visit to their Doctor. Further prescriptions generally require an appointment with a Doctor, but if necessary prescriptions will be issued with 24 hours notice, with a small cost being incurred per prescription. Costs will be discussed when the prescription is requested.

Prescriptions are NOT usually given without seeing the doctor unless circumstances are exceptional.

Your Personal Information

In order that we may contact you, please ensure that we have your current telephone number and address, and also contact details of a friend or relative in case of an emergency. If you have a new or an updated Medicare Card, please present it to the receptionist so that it can be recorded for bulk billing purposes.

Please note that we cannot bulk bill patients with an invalid or expired Medicare Card.

Fees & Billing

We bulk bill most consultations except for medical consultations related to work injury and motor vehicle accident. Some procedures, wound dressings and prescriptions are charged privately.

The fees charged for procedures are subject to discussion between the patient and the treating doctor.

Medical examinations required for recreational, pre-employment or special driving licence cannot be bulk billed. These are charged privately.

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Elmwood Medical Centre
291 Beechworth Rd. Wodonga 3690 VIC
Ph: 02 6056 2011 Fax: 02 6056 3011