Rural Urgent Care Centre

In an emergency call 000 

Our Rural Urgent Care Centres are open 24hrs x 7 days a week and are co-located within the Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford Hospitals. They are staffed by Registered Nurses, who provide initial assessment and treatment for any urgent health concerns.

We encourage all community members and visitors to seek non-urgent medical advice during business hours from their usual GP. All patients attended by a private practice on-call doctor within the Urgent Care Centre will receive an invoice for care from the on call doctor.

The closest public hospital Emergency Departments are;

• Northeast Health Wangaratta | 03 5722 5111 | 35-47 Green St, Wangaratta 
• Albury Wodonga Health | Wodonga Hospital | 02 6051 7111 | Vermont Street, Wodonga 

Please read the information below to guide your decision-making so that you can find the right care and support you need for your health issues.

After hours health care in the Alpine Shire

What to expect at a Rural Urgent Care Centre 

On Arrival

A Registered Nurse will assess your needs on arrival (Triage). The Nurse may involve a General Practitioner (GP) or doctor in the provision of care. This can happen over the phone, by video consult, or in person. A decision will be made whether care can be provided at the centre or whether hospital admission or transfer to another facility is required. 

The closest public hospital Emergency Departments are;

• Northeast Health Wangaratta | 03 5722 5111 | 35-47 Green St, Wangaratta 
• Albury Wodonga Health | Wodonga Hospital | 02 6051 7111 | Vermont Street, Wodonga

Waiting Room

After seeing the Nurse, you may be asked to wait in the waiting room. How long you wait depends on the urgency of your condition. For non-urgent conditions, you may experience wait times of up to two hours or more.

If you see a local GP, then costs apply

Fees may be incurred if the local GP is required to be called in and/or if related blood tests and x-rays are required. If a fee is to be charged, the patient will be informed before treatment.

If you require an ambulance transfer to another health service, this transfer will be covered by your Ambulance Victoria membership, if you do not have membership, you may be liable for the cost of the transfer.