26/02/2026
A great new service for our local community!
๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง
Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN), together with the Federal Government, is pleased to announce the establishment of a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Mackay, operated by Bupa.
The clinic, which opens today (23 February), will help reduce pressure on the Mackay Base Hospital emergency department (ED) and make it easier for Mackay residents to see a doctor or nurse when they need urgent, but not life-threatening, care.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ฒ (๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ) ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ - ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ.
Anyone can access urgent care at the clinic when they need medical attention for an illness or injury that can be managed without a trip to the ED, but cannot wait for an appointment with their regular GP.
The clinic is a bulk-billed, walk-in service and patients won't need an appointment or referral to be seen.
The Mackay Medicare Urgent Care Clinic will not provide ongoing care or treatment for chronic conditions, referrals, or prescription requests. All patients are referred back to their usual GP provider for these items.
