Diggers Rest Medical Centre

Diggers Rest Medical Centre is the leading health service provider and the first medical centre in Diggers Rest, one of the fastest-growing suburbs northwest of Melbourne.

Our mission is to provide the highest standard of patient care including a holistic approach toward diagnosis and the management of illness.

Diggers Rest Medical Centre provides extensive health services to the local community and the surrounding region.

Some of the services we provide include:

• Cervical Screening
• Childhood Immunisations
• Chronic Disease Management
• Driver's Licence Examination
• ECGs
• Family Planning Contraception & Fertility
• Health Assessments
• Holter Monitors
• Insurance Medicals & Health Checks
• Iron Infusions
• Mental Health Services
• Minor surgical procedures
• Paediatrics
• Skin Checks
• Team Care Arrangements & Management Plans
• Telehealth Services
• Travel Vaccinations including Yellow Fever
• Vaccines (including Influenza vaccine and other)
• Women’s Health

Along with our extensive range of services, our practice also includes Pathology, Allied Health, Dental services and Pharmacy.

Diggers Rest Medical’s centre’s first priority is its patients and our doctors have our patient’s best interests in mind at all times.

Patients to the clinic will incur a fee which is payable on the day of the appointment, with some exceptions. Patients with valid Medicare Cards will be able to claim a Medicare benefit and receive a rebate to partially cover the cost.

Consultations and procedures will be privately billed.

Out-of-pocket fees will apply for consultations, except for the following patient groups (excluding Saturday appointments) who will continue to be bulk billed.

⦁ Children 15 years and under and aged pension card holders (will be privately billed for the first visit and if not seen in the past 12 months).

⦁ DVA Gold card holders.

⦁ Chronic disease care plans, health assessments.

⦁ Government funded immunisations.

All patients will be privately billed when booking an appointment on Saturdays. Aged Pensioner card holders and children 15 years and under will be charged a discounted rate. Please check with the billing policy or call reception to discuss. Chronic Disease Care plans, health assessments & Government-funded immunisation appointments will be bulk billed

Fees are payable by cash, credit card or EFTPOS. Accounts are unfortunately not able to be given. Accounts will need to be settled at the time of consultation, otherwise an administration fee of $10.00 will apply.

Our practice is equipped with TYRO and Medicare Online. These facilities allow the surgery to directly lodge your receipt for Medicare refunds, saving time for patients. Please ask receptionists for any information regarding these rebate options, as well as private fees.

A non-attendance fee of $55.00 will apply to patients who book and do not attend an appointment.

The doctors at Diggers Rest Medical Centre do not do medical reports or sign forms/legal documents for new patients or patients not seen in the clinic in the past 6 months.

For more information, please call us on 03 9012 7301

All information provided is subject to change.