The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Western Australians with a provider for the Midland Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) finalised, following an Expression of Interest process.
North Street Medical Centre will be established as the Midland Medicare UCC and is expected to start seeing patients in December 2023.
This Medicare UCC delivers on the Australian Government's commitment to make it easier for Western Australians to get the urgent treatment they need - from highly qualified doctors and nurses - while taking pressure off the St John of God Midland Public Hospital.
The Medicare UCC will be open for extended hours, 7 days a week, and offer walk-in care that is fully bulk billed.
More than 35 per cent of presentations to the St John of God Midland Public Hospital are for non-urgent or semi-urgent care.
The Midland clinic is one of the seven Medicare UCCs in Western Australia - located in Beeliar, Broome, Bunbury, Clarkson, Perth City and Rockingham.
The Australian Government will continue to work closely with the WA Primary Health Alliance and the Western Australian Government to deliver the remaining Medicare UCCs.
Quotes attributable to Minister Butler:
"The Midland Medicare UCC will mean people in this community who need urgent but not acute care, can get it quickly even if it's outside standard hours - and all they'll need is their Medicare card.
"This clinic will ease pressure on the St John of God Midland Public Hospital, allowing them to concentrate on higher priority emergencies.
"The Albanese Government is committed to strengthening Medicare and making it easier and cheaper to get quality healthcare, by tripling the bulk billing incentive and making medicines cheaper."
Quotes attributable to Tania Lawrence:
"The Midland Medicare UCC is going to make a big difference to patients in my community.
"I know many families who have had to wait long hours at the St John of God Midland emergency department for non-life-threatening issues.
"This Medicare UCC will ease pressure on our local EDs and be much more convenient for our communities - closer to home, at short notice, and bulk billed under Medicare."
