Medical Clinic

DWECH offers a bulk billing medical clinic in Portland, providing accessible and welcoming care for the local community. Our clinic is open to all members of the public, with some services available specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community members.

We are here to support your health and wellbeing with respectful, professional care in a culturally safe environment.

Clinic Hours

Monday to Friday – 8:30am to 4:30pm
Saturday & Sunday – Closed
Public Holidays – Closed

After Hour Care

Portland District Health Urgent Care on
(03) 5521 0333
Nurse-On-Call on 1300 60 60 24
Or call 000 in an emergency.

Appointments

Call (03) 5521 7535 to book an appointment.

Walk-in appointments are available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community. Standard appointment times are 15 minutes. Please arrive 5 minutes before your appointment in case any paperwork needs to be completed.

Cancelling or missing an appointment

Our practice has systems in place to track, and if needed, follow up patients who do not attend or cancel a scheduled appointment.

Depending on the clinical importance of the appointment, the Doctor or Nurse will decide whether a missed or cancelled appointment needs to be followed up.

If you cannot attend your appointment, please phone reception as early as possible to cancel or reschedule so the appointment can be offered to someone else in Community.

Clinical Services

Our clinic provides a range of services to support your health and wellbeing, including:

  • Family Medicine
  • Skin checks
  • Chronic disease management
  • Women’s Health
  • Men’s Health
  • Children’s Health
  • Immunisations
  • Mental health (Psychology)
  • Integrated Team Care (ITC)
  • Work Cover
  • TAC
  • Cervical Screening
  • Small Procedures
  • Sexual Screening

Visiting Allied Health Clinicians

We also provide access to a range of visiting allied health clinicians, including:

Optometry (eyes)

Audiology (ears)

Dental Screening (teeth)

Diabetes Education

Visiting ENT

Visiting Koori Maternal Health

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