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Family Health Care Medical Centre
Primary Healthcare Service
Today
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Covid-19 testing
GP practice - enrolled and casual patients
This practice provides Covid-19 testing to enrolled and casual patients during normal opening hours.
Please call the practice to book an appointment.
There is no cost for Covid-19 testing.
Description
As a Primary Care Team in your community, we are committed to excellence in our patient care and administration by providing individuals, families and whanau with a safe and caring environment and ensuring a partnership of trust is developed to meet the emotional, physical and cultural needs of all our clients.
We are a ProCare practice and we can provide a range of specialist services, including weight loss/exercise programmes and experts like podiatrists, dieticians and psychologists. This is free for eligible patients.
The Family Health Care Medical Centre is a Cornerstone accredited practice and was the first general practice in New Zealand to achieve Telarc ISO 9001 accreditation in 2001. This is an internationally recognised quality management system that aims to enhance customer satisfaction as well as improving practice systems.
Staff
Our team is made up of three GPs (see details below under “General Practitioners”) and:
Nurse Manager: Lorraine Bryce
Nursing Staff: Val Rush, Ailian Su
Dietitian: Alda Lee
General Practitioners
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Dr David Chan
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Ivy Chen
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
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Dr Elaine Ho
General Practitioner - Vocationally Registered
Hours
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
| Mon – Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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Please call (09) 354 7656 for out of hours assistance. Your call will be answered by a registered nurse.
Closing at 5pm during Covid Level 1
Public Holidays: Closed on all public holidays.
Preferred urgent care clinic out of hours: East Care Accident & Medical.
Languages Spoken
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Enrolling new patients
Yes
This practice is enrolling new patients.
Fees
Enrolled & Funded Patient Fees
| Under 14 years | Free |
|---|---|
| 14-17 years | $37 ($13 with CSC) |
| 18-24 years | $45 ($19 with CSC) |
| 25-44 years | $47 ($19 with CSC) |
| 45-64 years | $49 ($19 with CSC) |
| 65+ years | $43 ($19 with CSC) |
Different charges apply to casual and non-enrolled patients and for other services.
Non-Funded patients (overseas visitors and non-residents) are charged $70
Casual Patients (NZ Residents) charged $70 less any government subsidy
Services
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Minor Surgery
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Repeat Prescriptions
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Lab Results
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Liquid Nitrogen
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Immunisation
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Cervical Screening
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ECG
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Well Child/Tamariki Ora Health Checks – Birth to Three Years
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Wheelchair Access
Yes
Contact Details
17 Aberfeldy Avenue, Highland Park, Auckland
East Auckland
Phone
(09) 537 3208
Fax
(09) 537 3898
Healthlink EDI
famhcmcp
17 Aberfeldy Ave
Highland Park
Auckland 2010
Street Address
17 Aberfeldy Ave
Highland Park
Auckland 2010
Postal Address
PO Box 82297
Highland Park
Auckland 2010
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This page was last updated at 10:19AM on September 10, 2020. This information is reviewed and edited by Family Health Care Medical Centre.