Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
Acute Care Hospital • Hobart, IN
Clinic Type
Acute Care Hospital (multi-location group)
Address
Launceston Medical Centre, 215 Wellington Street, Launceston, TAS 7250
Phone
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Opening Hours
Launceston 2 pm–8 pm daily; Hobart 4 pm–10 pm daily; Ochre Health Hobart 12 pm–8 pm daily; Devonport My Clinic Plus 2 pm–8 pm Mon–Fri, 2 pm–6 pm Sat–Sun
Emergency Care
No
Services Offered
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Team
Insurance & Payment
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bulk-billed, no cost to patients, Appointments are not required
Languages Spoken
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Pricing
FAQs
What is Medicare Urgent Care Clinics?
Clinics for urgent but non-life-threatening conditions that do not require an ED visit or a GP appointment.
Are Medicare UCCs emergency services?
No, not an emergency service.
What is urgent care, and when should I attend a UCC?
Medicare UCCs provide assessment, treatment and care for urgent but non-life-threatening conditions.
Medicare UCCs are bulk-billed, meaning there is no cost to patients. Appointments are not required. Patients can walk in and wait to be seen.
Yes, Medicare UCCs are bulk-billed with no cost to patients; no appointment is required.
If you require emergency care, call Triple Zero (000) or go to your nearest Emergency Department.
Emergency care should be sought immediately via 000 or an ED.
What do you need to bring to a UCC?
Bring a Medicare card or number; you may also bring letters from your GP and details of medicines.
Free advice
Healthdirect 24/7 free health advice: call 1800 022 222 or visit healthdirect.gov.au.
Commitments
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Tasmanian Department of Health (official feedback channel): no specific aggregate star rating available publicly as a network or for individual clinics in search results (not provided (formal feedback channels exist via state health department))
Patients praise
- no out-of-pocket costs for Medicare card holders (bulk billed)
- provides an alternative to hospital emergency departments for urgent, non-life-threatening issues
- extended operating hours including weekends and evenings
- no appointment or referral required (walk-in service)
Common complaints
- reports of being redirected to emergency departments despite following instructions to attend the clinic
- perceived lack of utility/wastage of time by some patients
"Absolute waste of time. Second time despite being instructed to attend via HealthDirect the Clinic told us just to go to emergency. stable, no ..."
— Reddit user discussion on Australian medical clinicsSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Medicare Urgent Care Clinics | Tasmanian Department of Health — Sep 1, 2025
- Medicare Urgent Care Clinics - Primary Health Tasmania — Jun 24, 2026
- Upcoming tender for new Medicare UCC in Glenorchy-Derwent Park area - Primary Health Tasmania — May 31, 2026
- New free Medicare Urgent Care Clinic to open in Glenorchy area - Pulse Tasmania — May 31, 2026
- Urgent Care Clinic | Kingston - Ochre Health — Feb 24, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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