THE WESTERN MEDICAL CENTRE
168 Somerville Rd, Yarraville, Vic 3013
Call Us: 03 9351 7699
Appointments
Doctor Consultations
You can make an appointment with your doctor by telephoning the surgery.
Urgent attention will be given if required.
A standard consultation is 15 minutes.
If a longer consultation is required please inform the reception staff when booking.
You may be offered enrolment in our reminder system.
Ask your doctor or reception for details.
If unable to attend, we ask that you call to cancel prior to your appointment or a charge may apply.
Consultation Fees
The Western Medical Centre is a privately billing general practice.
Due to the state government tax on General Practice we are forced to increase our fees to remain viable.
Our consultations fees from March 11th 2025 are:
| MONDAY-FRIDAY | Consultation Fee | Medicare Rebate | Out of pocket expense for you |
| Standard Consultation | $102.00 | $42.85 | $59.15 |
| Booked Long consultation | $170.00 | $82.90 | $87.10 |
Mental health plan Mental health review | $180.00 $160.00 | $103.70 $81.70 | $76.30 $78.30 |
Pensioners/Healthcare card holders | |||
| Standard Consultation | $80.00 | $42.85 | $37.15 |
| Booked Long consultation | $150.00 | $82.90 | $67.10 |
| SATURDAYS | |||
| Standard Consultation | $105.00 | $42.85 | $62.15 |
| Pensioners/Healthcare card holders | $85.00 | $42.85 | $42.15 |
PHONE CONSULTATIONS
Standard Phone Consultation $102.00 $42.85 $59.15
Mental health review Phone $160.00 $81.70 $78.30
Pensioners/Healthcare card holders PHONE
Standard Phone Consultation $80.00 $42.85 $37.15
Payment is expected at time of consultation.
We are unable to accept cheques.
Please talk to reception staff or your doctor for further details.
Eftpos facility available:
We accept Visa, Mastercard, and Eftpos.
Card surcharges may apply.
Medicare Online Claiming
If you have registered your bank account details with Medicare, your Medicare Rebate should be in your bank account within 24 hours.
Please speak to our reception staff for further details.
Nurse consultations
Our nursing staff are Debbie and Melissa.
Current patients of our practice can make an appointment with a nurse by telephoning the surgery.
All new patients are required to see a Doctor on their first visit, which can then be followed with one of our nurses.
Nurse consultations include:
- Childhood immunisations
- Healthy kids check - Are you school ready?
- Health assessments (Over 75)
- Diabetic Health checks
- Wound care, wound management
- Travel vaccinations
- Desensitisation injections