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Townsville
Urgent Care Clinic
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics give you and your family more options to see a doctor or nurse when urgent, but not life-threatening, care is needed.
Choose the right care
The best place to go for care depends on the urgency and level of care you need.
Urgent Care
You can walk into a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for bulk-billed urgent care. Free treatment for urgent conditions that aren’t
life threatening.
Visit an Urgent Care Clinic for:
minor infections
minor fractures, sprains, sports injuries and sudden onset neck and back pain
urinary tract infections (UTIs)
sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
minor cuts
insect bites and rashes
minor eye and ear infections
respiratory illness
gastroenteritis
mild burns
Open 7 Days
Bulk Billed
No Appointment Needed
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics do not provide treatment for regular checkups or complex conditions. Your local GP should continue to be your first point of contact for non-emergency, routine and preventative health care.
An Urgent Care Clinic can NOT provide replacements for lost, stolen or destroyed prescriptions - Including prescriptions for pain medications and other controlled substances.
Visit your nearest Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
Medicare UCCs will refer you to the emergency department if you have a life-threatening injury or illness, or to your GP for non-urgent, routine and preventative health care.
General Practice
This is your regular, trusted doctor. Your general practice should be the first place you go for all your health needs, except emergencies.
Some GPs are open outside standard business hours, including evenings and weekends.
Visit your regular GP for:
diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases and illnesses
general screening and health checks
vaccinations and prescriptions
mental health advice
family planning advice
referrals for tests, scans or specialist care
ongoing chronic disease care and health assessments.
Contact your GP
Emergency Care
Emergency departments should be reserved for situations that
could result in loss of life or limb if not treated immediately.
Seek Emergency care for:
chest pain or tightness
breathing difficulties
uncontrollable bleeding
severe burns
poisoning
numbness or paralysis
unconscious
unresponsive or having seizures
ongoing fever in infants.
Call triple zero (000) or go to your nearest emergency department
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics provide urgent care, when it isn't life-threatening
Feedback
If you would like to provide feedback on your experience at the Townsville Urgent Care Clinic we invite you to speak with the Practice Manager on-site or email [email protected]