Supporting our patients in maintaining their current health.

As per the current SA COVID-19 guidelines, the Victor Medical Centre remains open during the current ‘Circuit Breaker, Stay at Home’ period. We are offering telehealth appointments, and if you need to be seen in person, this will be offered. 
When attending the Victor Medical Centre or Port Elliot Clinic, you will be asked to […]

By |November 18th, 2020|Country Health, Media Release, Victor Harbor|0 Comments

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) award Victor Medical Centre ‘General Practice of the Year.’

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has awarded General Practice of the Year to the Victor Medical Centre in Victor Harbor.

RACGP Acting President Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda congratulated the award winners.

“This year’s award winners highlight why general practice is so important for communities across South Australia and the Northern Territory,” Associate Professor […]

By |October 13th, 2020|Country Health, Media Release, Victor Harbor|0 Comments

We’re hiring. Full or part-time GP positions now available.

Victor Medical Centre is seeking full-time or part-time GPs:

The Victor Medical Centre is a large AGPAL accredited rural General Practice partnership providing high quality care to patients of Victor Harbor and the surrounding Fleurieu Peninsula.
Mixed billing
The practice is a teaching practice with links to Adelaide and Flinders Universities and GPEx.
It […]

Victor Harbor doctor Colin Ingham calls it a day and night after 37 years

Colin Ingham arrived in Victor Harbor in December 1983 and replaced respected doctor Ben Brookman at the Victor Medical Clinic.

On July 1, 2020, Dr Ingham, after 37 years of caring for members of the community, will hang up his stethoscope for the last time.

Colin has built a wonderful reputation on the Fleurieu, not just […]

The Partners of the Victor Medical Centre have voiced their concerns about the up coming holiday season and visitors in general to the South Coast.

The Victor Medical Centre believes that services normally provided to both people living on the Fleurieu and any visitors to the South Coast will need to change as a result of COVID-19. The centre wants to ensure that the local population and local doctors are not compromised during the pandemic in South Australia.

The Partners […]

The doctors and staff at Victor Medical Centre would like to assure you that we are doing all that is possible to protect you, our patients in these difficult and unprecedented times.

We understand this is a time of heightened anxiety. Here at Victor Medical Centre and at the Pt Elliot Medical Clinic we have taken a number of measures to protect you as much as possible.

Unfortunately, not all care can be conducted over the phone and as of 23/03/2020, not all patients are eligible for […]

By |March 23rd, 2020|Country Health, Media Release, Victor Harbor|0 Comments

Victor Medical Centre is aware of the significance of COVID-19 and the possible impact it may have for the Fleurieu Peninsula.

We are supporting our patients in maintaining their current health as well as identifying people who are at risk of COVID-19. 

COVID-19 is the virus that is part of a large family of viruses known as coronaviruses that can cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to illnesses that are more serious. […]

By |March 20th, 2020|Country Health, Media Release, The Times|0 Comments

Book now for your flu vaccination

Flu vaccination clinics will commence again, early April. Bookings are now open. Call 8551 3200. These clinics will be FREE for eligible patients. All patients welcome.

Also, regular skin checks are essential for the prevention of skin cancers. Have you checked your skin lately? Book now. Call the centre on 8551 3200.

By |March 16th, 2019|Country Health, Victor Harbor|0 Comments

Local Doctors recognised for Long Service

Victor Medical Centre’s very own Dr David Batt and Dr Verity Irwin were among fifty-two of South Australia’s country doctors who having served rural communities for more than 1600 years collectively were honoured at the RDWA Annual Conference Dinner on Saturday, 14th May.

The doctors were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the health of […]

By |May 27th, 2016|Country Health, Media Release|0 Comments

Medicare Rebates Frozen

Since Medicare was introduced 40 years ago the rebates have not been increasing at the same rate as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Average Weekly Earnings (AWE).
In the may budget the government has extended the Medicare rebate ‘freeze’ which will not see the rebate increase at all over the next 4 years. Medicare […]

By |May 16th, 2016|Country Health, Media Release, Victor Harbor|0 Comments