Grovedale gains larger medical centre

A growing population has prompted the South Barwon Medical Centre to expand into a larger, purpose-built clinic in Grovedale.

The GMHBA-run practice has relocated from Settlement Road, with the new site offering significantly more space to support its growing patient base.

Almost nine months in the making, the clinic includes six GP consulting rooms, a three-bed treatment room, dedicated nurse and physiotherapy spaces, and an on-site pathology collection service.

Project manager Joanne Lytas said the new clinic had been designed in collaboration with the healthcare practitioners who would use it every day.

 

“It’s been great to work with the team and understand what they need in the space for it to work for them,” she said.

“It’s an expanded space and there will be room to grow to different modalities. We might be able to get more allied health here which will support the nurse care coordination team, and it will be incredible to get everyone up here and using the space.”

Practice manager Honor Ringwald said the move is a positive step for the centre’s more than 4,000 patients.

“The new Grovedale location gives us the opportunity to create a space that truly reflects the way we deliver care today: more connected, more accessible and designed around our patients’ needs,” Ringwald said.

 

“We’re excited to welcome both existing and new patients into a centre that will support the health of this growing community well into the future.”

The centre will continue to provide care for GMHBA members and non-members, serving the growing population across Grovedale, Charlemont, Mount Duneed and Armstrong Creek.

The South Barwon Medical Centre is at 284 Torquay Road, Grovedale.