CMC Coastal Medical & Skin Cancer Clinic

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT RE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

1. BULK BILLED TELEPHONE AND VIDEO CONSULTATION APPOINTMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT CMC CLINIC.APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE ON HEALTH ENGINE PLATFORM

PLEASE NOTE

DR PALANI KUPPSAMY ONLY ACCEPTS TELEPHONE OR VIDEO CONSULT BETWEEN 8AM-9AM and 1PM-2PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.

2. THE ANNUAL FLU VACCINE(NOT FOR CORONOVIRUS) IS EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE FROM MID SECOND WEEK OF APRIL 2020 ONWARDS .PLEASE CONTACT THE CLINIC TO MAKE APPOINTMENT ACCORDINGLY.PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ANNUAL FLU VACCINE DOES NOT OFFER PROTECTION AGAINST CORONOVIRUS.

CMC Coastal Medical & Skin Cancer Clinic - comprehensive General Practice and Australian Skin Cancer College accredited doctor clinic. We offer same day appointments and accept all walk-ins.

Our caring and dedicated medical staff work together to offer a range of high quality services, including:

• General health and wellbeing
• Skin cancer and melanoma checks
• Children’s health and immunisations
• Chronic disease management
• Family medicine
• Immunisations
• Pre-employment medicals
• Worker's compensation medicine
• Aged care
• Travel medicine.

We also offer onsite pathology services through Laverty Pathology. There are a range of additional services conveniently located nearby, including chemists, radiology services, physiotherapists, podiatrists, psychologists, dentists, audiologists, and optometrists.

As a bulk billing practice, we offer bulk billing to all current patients holding a valid Medicare card for Medicare-eligible procedures. This means no out-of-pocket cost for most general consultations. For those without Medicare, our standard consultation fee is $78.

PLEASE NOTE THAT EFFECTIVE 12/02/20 ALL NEW PATIENTS I.E PATIENTS THAT HAVE NEVER ATTENDED OUR CLINIC IN THE PAST WILL BE CHARGED A CONSULTATION FEE OF $78 FOR THE FIRST VISIT BOOKED AFTER THAT DATE..WITH MEDICARE REBATE THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF ABOUT $40.

ALL SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO SEE OUR DOCTORS WILL BE BULK BILLED.

Please ring our friendly reception staff if further clarification is necessary.

Our central location makes us easily accessible to residents of Coffs Harbour and surrounding areas, such as Sawtell, Toormina, Boambee East, Boambee, North Boambee Valley, Upper Orara, Karangi, and Korora. There is ample free parking onsite and we are close to public transport for those unable to drive. Our practice is wheelchair accessible and offers a pleasant waiting area equipped with magazines, kid’s toys, TV, water cooler, and air conditioning.

We are open 5 days a week, with after hours appointments available every weekday. Specifically, our hours are from 9am to 6pm Monday to Thursday; 9am to 5pm on Friday.

If you would like to book an appointment with one of our friendly practitioners, you can do so at any time using our convenient online booking service. Simply click on a suitable appointment time from the options listed above to get started now.