New GP service at Stanhope Health

 

Telecare Australia’s leading virtual care provider – is collaborating with Kyabram District Health Service (KDHS) to open the Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre at Stanhope Health.

Having commenced Monday 12 August 2024, the GP service combines regular face-to-face consultations with weekly virtual telehealth consultations.

The Telecare GPs are Dr Ken-Tze Koh and Dr Raymond Wen who have 20 combined years’ experience in rural health.

The Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre is the first of its kind in Victoria and Telecare and KDHS will put the following service in place:

  • Five days a week of face-to-face consultations for the first three weeks (12-30 August 2024).
  • After this, there will be two days a month of face-to-face consultations (provided in one week), and two days of telehealth consultations each week for the remainder of the month. Further information on which days the consultations will be held will be provided soon.

The Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre is accepting bookings for GP consultations now.

How to book an appointment

To book an appointment at Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre from Monday 12 August 2024, contact Telecare on 03 4800 5291 (9am-5pm) or email [email protected]. Online bookings are available through HotDoc https://www.hotdoc.com.au/medical-centres/stanhope-VIC-3623/stanhope-telecare-medical-centre/doctors

Appointment cost

From Monday 12 August to Friday 30 August, all appointments will be bulk billed.

After this, appointments will be bulk billed for pension and concession card holders and children under 16 years. All other appointments for non-concession card holders are Medicare rebate-able and consumers will have to pay the full fee of $80 with a Medicare rebate of $42.85, which is a $37.15 out of pocket gap fee

More information on the Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre

To learn more about Telecare and the Stanhope Telecare Medical Centre please visit www.telecare.com.au.

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