Recently a study by the Southern PHO showed that a large number of patients who present to the Emergency Department, could actually be treated in Primary Care.

As MHC have a 24 hour service for registered patients, please consider if you need to be seen at Hospital, or if your issue could be dealt with at the centre.

We would never wish for finances to be a barrier to accessing MHC services, and for this reason we offer a number of convenient payment options where a small weekly or fortnightly amount will mean you won’t need to worry when you do need to be seen.

Also, the PHO have a voucher scheme available where an individual who is considering using ED purely because of finances, may be able to receive a reduction in the cost of a GP appointment through the issuing of a voucher.  Contact the Southern PHO for details.