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The Foster & Toora Medical Centres provide a 24 hour comprehensive private medical service, 365 days a year. There is no publicly funded after hours medical service within the district. The nearest publicly funded emergency departments are in Sale, Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon, & Warragul. To provide such a comprehensive service, & to ensure its sustainability into the future, an account is generated for each after hours presentation. Payment is expected at the time of service. We offer significant discounts to pensioners, children, & health care card holders. We have endeavored to keep gap payments as small as possible. If you require after hours medical attention, please call Foster Medical Centre on 03 5682 2088 all hours. From there you will be guided to the doctor on call. If a matter cannot be resolved over the phone than arrangements will be made to meet at a mutually convenient location. This is usually at the acute care clinic physically located adjacent South Gippsland Hospital. We provide home visits 24 hours a day when justified (for example palliative care patients with advanced disease who wish to remain at home). On WEEKENDS and most PUBLIC HOLIDAYS there is a dedicated practice nurse from 1pm to 9pm at South Gippsland Hospital. He or she is on site in the Acute Care Clinic and is there to assess and assist any patients who present for medical care and to call in the On-Call doctor where appropriate. This nurse is available on the phone 56 839 728 during these hours. If you call, you can discuss the urgency of your problem and when best to come and be seen.For medical emergencies ring "000".
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