Northern suburbs\nresidents are turning to Barwon Health North’s Urgent Care Centre for treatment\nfor minor illnesses and injuries, as well as x-ray and medical imaging. The new\nfacility, located on the corner of Cox Road and Princes Highway, opened in late\nJanuary and is a walk-in service for people with minor illnesses and injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Urgent Care\nCentre is staffed by highly-skilled nurse practitioners, registered nurses,\nmedical imaging staff and patient services assistants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nurse\npractitioners can examine, diagnose illnesses\/injuries, treat wounds including\nsutures, plaster, prescribe medication\/treatment and make referrals. Nurse\npractitioners have a direct video link to doctors at University Hospital\nGeelong’s Emergency Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Barwon Health\nNorth\u2019s Urgent Care Centre is open seven days, 2pm to 10pm, including x-ray and\nmedical imaging. More services including child and family, healthy at home and\nadult and paediatric specialist clinics will open in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bell Park mother\nTiana Dawes used Barwon Health North\u2019s walk-in service for a quick result after\ntheir two-year-old son Ollie swallowed a coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tiana called her mother in a\npanic after Ollie lodged a 10-cent coin in his throat, anticipating spending\nhours waiting at the Emergency Department as a less urgent patient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was about to head into town,\nbut Mum told me Barwon Health North was open and\nit was closer,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe came here\nand by that time he had swallowed the coin. It was two days before he was due\nfor a tonsillectomy, so that was my main concern. The facility is excellent and\nthe staff were great. They made us feel welcome and took us straight through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe staff\nobserved his breathing while he had a bit of a run around and play, and made\nsure he was OK before they sent us home with the all-clear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n