Care Outside Normal Opening Hours

Worrigee Street Medical Centre does not participate in a medical deputising service for after hours care. Please see below for further details:

  1. In an emergency always call – 000
  2. For health direct advice 24/7 please call – 1800 022 222
  3. For emergency care outside our normal opening hours of 9.00am – 5.00pm please attend either:

Shoalhaven Hospital – 2 Scenic Drive, Nowra, 2541. Phone: 4423 9500
Milton Ulladulla Hospital – 106 Princes Highway, Milton, 2530. Phone: 4454 9100

Some examples of symptoms that require immediate attention are:

  • Allergic reaction
  • Breathing difficulties
  • Chest pain
  • Choking
  • Collapse/semi-conscious
  • Fitting
  • Head injury
  • Heart palpitations
  • Spinal injury/trauma
  • Uncontrollable bleeding
  • Burns (extensive)
  • Limb numbness
  • Loss of speech

Support contact details

  • Ambulance, Fire and Police – 000
  • Lifeline – 13 11 14
  • Poisons Information Centre – 13 11 26
  • Drug and Alcohol support and counselling – 1800 422 599
  • Shoalhaven Hospital emergency department – 4421 3111
  • Nowra Mental Health Team (business hours) – 4424 6430
  • Nowra Mental Health Team (after hours) – 4423 9262
  • Kids Helpline – 1800 55 1800
  • Beyond Blue – 1300 22 4636
  • Suicide Call back service – 1300 659 467
  • Sexual assault, family and domestic violence – 1800 737 732
  • Health Direct (24 hours support) – 1800 022 222
  • See South Eastern NSW Primary Health Networks list of support providers on the information sheet on this page

Our Services

Immunisations

National Immunisation Program Our practice has specially qualified Nurse Immunisers who administer all government funded vaccination programs after completing a pre-vaccination screening process, including:  Childhood

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Skin Cancer Checks

Our centre has a dedicated skin clinic operating daily. Our skin doctor has completed additional training, offering comprehensive skin cancer checks as well as operative

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Child Health Checks

A child health check aims to ensure that children are growing and developing as well as possible. These checks are performed at specific ages and

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Woman’s Health

Our doctors offer health services to help women avoid future long-term health problems, improve their reproductive health, and improve their well-being. We offer a comprehensive

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