After Hours & Home Visits
Our Off-Site Services
At iCare Medical Centre, we offer these off-site services:
- After Hours
- Home Visits - Daytime
- Home Visits - Nighttime
After Hours
iCare Medical Centre is open from 8:30 am to 8 pm throughout the working week and on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.
If there is a need for an after hour medical service please call “Sydney Medical Service Home GP” Tel (02) 8724 6300
FOR EMERGENCIES - ALWAYS CALL 000
Home Visits
Home visits are available for existing patients with urgent medical conditions.
Appointments are subject to individual General Practitioners availability. Please contact Reception for further information.
Home Visits - Daytime
If you are disabled or your condition prevents you from attending our practice you may be eligible for a Home Visit.
Home visit eligibility includes parameters that include the severity of your condition, your ability to travel and your location.
All home visits will be charged privately. However, at the doctor's’ discretion they may be bulk-billed if the patient fulfils all of the following criteria:
- Health care card;
- Is housebound;
- And the visit is deemed medically necessary
To arrange a home visit appointment, please call our reception team.
Home Visits - Night time
After hours visits (eg: outside of normal opening hours), our practice refers to the National Home Doctor Service for GP Home Visits.
National Home Doctor Service has a team of GPs who conduct in-home consultations.
Please let the visiting after-hours GP know who your regular doctor is, so that they are sent a letter with a record of the consultation.
To arrange an after-hours visit by the National Home Doctor Service, call 13 SICK (13 7425) or visit the National Home Doctor Service website.
Emergencies
While you are encouraged to build a relationship with your own doctor, we also recognise the need for emergency care.
Please let the reception know if you believe your symptoms require urgent assessment and you will be seen at the earliest opportunity. Our staff are trained in triage to notify the doctor immediately.
If you are having:
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Severe pain
- Serious Bleeding
Please call Ambulance 000 for all Medical emergencies.
The nearest public hospital Emergency Departments are located at:
Denistone Rd, Eastwood NSW 2122
Ph: (02) 9072 1111
Reserve Rd, St Leonards NSW 2065
Ph: (02) 9072 1111
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Hospital Rd, Concord NSW 2139
Ph: (02) 9072 1111
CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS:
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead NSW 2145
Ph: (02) 9072 1111
High St, Randwick NSW 2031
Ph: (02) 9072 1111