The Victoria Government funded PHNs to establish new GP-led Priority Primary Care Centres (PPCCs) to improve access to primary care, particularly in the after-hours period, and ease pressure on emergency departments.
The clinics are supporting nearby hospital emergency departments by providing GP-led care for urgent but non-life-threatening conditions such as mild infections, fractures and burns. They also offer pathology and imaging services onsite or nearby.
Care is available to anyone with or without a Medicare card, at no cost to the patient. (Costs may be required for imaging, pathology and other services.)
There are six centres now open in the Eastern Melbourne PHN catchment.
Translated Fact Sheets
Fact sheets for the PPCCs are now available in the EMPHN catchment's top languages. You can find copies below:
Where to access PPCCs
Name | Location | Opening hours | Posters |
Epping Priority Primary Care Centre (supporting the Northern Hospital) Bookings: phone 9422 2220 or online | Shop 216 Epping Plaza Regional Centre 571-583 High Street, Epping | 7am- 10pm | Download poster for Epping PPCC |
Glen Waverley Priority Primary Care Centre (supporting the Monash Hospital) Bookings: phone 8827 0740 or online | 476 Blackburn Road, Glen Waverley | Monday to Sunday: 10am - 12am | Download poster for Glen Waverley PPCC |
Heidelberg Priority Primary Care Centre (supporting the Austin Hospital) Bookings: phone 03 9000 9276 or online | 455 Upper Heidelberg Rd, Heidelberg Heights | Thursday to Tuesday: 8am - midnight Wednesday: 8am - 10pm | Download poster for Heidelberg PPCC |
Forest Hill Priority Primary Care Centre (supporting Box Hill Hospital) Bookings: phone 03 8804 1940 or online | Forest Hill Medical and Dental Centre, 490/524 Springvale Road, Forest Hill | 8am - 10pm | Download poster for Forest Hill PPCC |
Maroondah Primary Care Centre (supporting Maroondah Hospital) Bookings: phone 03 9344 6888 or online | Mountain High Shopping Centre, Shop 28, 7-13 High Street, Bayswater VIC 3153, Australia | Monday-Sunday: 8am-11pm | Download poster for Maroondah PPCC |
Monash Paediatric GPRC (supporting the Monash Children's hospital) Bookings:9284 2716 or online | Co-located at the Monash Children's hospital 246 Clayton Rd, Clayton | 6pm to 11pm Monday-Friday,
12.30pm to 11pm Saturday and 11am to 11pm Sunday |