Healthy North Coast welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of the official opening of the Tweed Heads Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, creating another option for Tweed residents and visitors needing treatment for urgent, but non-life-threatening, health needs.
The new Clinic will give the Tweed community greater choice when they need same-day or after-hours care, helping ease pressure on the local hospital system and ensuring people receive high-quality care when they need it most.
Funded through the Australian Government’s Primary Health Network program, the service will operate extended hours, seven days a week. It is 100% free (bulk-billed), without the need for an appointment or referral.
Pictured L-R: Kelli Babovic (Healthy North Coast), Georgina Davis (Healthy North Coast), Justine Elliot MP, Dr Matthew Cardone (Tweed Medicare UCC), Monika Wheeler (CEO Healthy North Coast), Alana Flohr (Tweed Medicare UCC).
It is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of local GPs, nurses and other health practitioners from Tweed Health for Everyone, who was appointed as the provider of the Clinic after a successful tender process.
The Clinic is now open to all community members. No appointment is required.
- Address: 33-35 Corporation Circuit, Tweed Heads South NSW
- Hours: 7:30am-7:30pm, 7 days per week, 365 days per year (including public holidays)
Medicare UCCs provide treatment for urgent, but not life-threatening injuries or illnesses. These may include minor infections, minor fractures, sprains, sports injuries, neck and back pain, urinary tract infections, and more.
Tweed Heads is the third Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the North Coast region, following the establishment of UCCs in Lismore and Coffs Harbour. For more information on the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across the North Coast, visit hnc.org.au/medicare-urgent-care-clinics.
Quotes attributable to Justine Elliot MP, Member for Richmond:
“As your local Labor MP I’m proud to be delivering on my election commitment for a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the Tweed region.
“The Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at Tweed Health for Everyone Superclinic means you can get the free, fully bulk billed, urgent care you need. All you will need is your Medicare card, not your credit card.
“This extends the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to strengthening Medicare, with the single largest investment in Medicare since its creation over 40 years ago.”
Quotes attributable to Monika Wheeler, CEO Healthy North Coast:
“The Tweed Heads Urgent Care Clinic will make it easier for locals to get timely health care close to home. By providing people with the right care, in the right place, at the right time, as well as reducing pressure on local emergency departments, we’re helping ensure better health outcomes for everyone.
“We’re proud to commission the team at Tweed Health for Everyone to bring this much-needed service to the community.”
Quotes attributable to Dr Matthew Cardone, General Practitioner at Tweed Health for Everyone:
“We’re excited to bring a new walk-in urgent care option to the Tweed. Being centrally located means it’s easy to access when you need urgent medical care, and it will play an important role in easing pressure on our emergency departments by treating urgent, non-life-threatening presentations in a dedicated setting.”
