Vision / Mission Statement

The Foster & Toora Medical Centres are committed to providing quality, courteous, & comprehensive health care to the community by experienced multi-skilled & mutually supportive health care professionals.

           Established by Dr Robert J Fleming, the Practice aims to :

 

                        - Meet evolving community needs 

              - Support individual doctors & their families

                        - Provide holistic patient care

 

Opening Hours

 

Monday to Friday                           8:30am to 5:30pm (Foster and Toora)

          Saturday                                          9:30am to 12:30pm (Foster only)

Sundays & Public Holidays           Closed

See "After Hours" page for information regarding services outside of normal opening hours.

 

Billing (Office Hours)

We aim to keep our fees as low as possible, however due to the rapidly escalating costs of providing such a comprehensive service we can no longer bulk-bill all patients. Despite this, our fees remain significantly lower than the AMA recommended charges.

Private patients are asked to pay in full on the day of service but with a maximum of $50 payable on any one occasion. The "gap" payment is around $10 - $25 depending on the complexity of the service. This may be more for complex consultations & procedures.

Veterans affairs patients, pensioners, health care card holders, & children under 16 are currently bulk-billed for in-hours consultations.

We accept cash, cheque, eftpos, bankcard, mastercard, & visa.

Billing (After Hours)

Pensioners                                                            Scheduled fee + $20

Health Care Card Holders                                   Scheduled fee + $30

Non Concession Card Holders                           Scheduled fee + $50

Department of Veteran's Affairs Patients           Currently Bulk-Billed

Payment is expected at the time of service

 

Training & Affiliations

We are proud to be a training practice & take our role seriously. We currently host students from Melbourne & Monash Universities. We are also a training practice with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners as well as the Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine. We have a comfortable 3 bedroom house as well as a 1 bedroom flat for the use of trainees & locum doctors.

We also have affiliations with the Australian Medical Association, Rural Doctors Association, & the South Gippsland Division of General Practice.

We have been accredited by Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL)