1 January 2020 Billing Changes

From the 1st of January, the Australian Government has changed the classification of Samford Village for bulk-billing purposes. This means as of 1 January the Bulk Billing incentive item has reduced by 34%.

As a result of this Samford Valley Medical Centre will be making the following changes:

  1. More strictly following it’s billing policy as outlined here, this means

    1. Only bulk billing Children under 16, Pension Card Holders and DVA Gold card holders

    2. Offering Health Care Card Holders a discounted fee

  2. Privately billing outside of normal business hours, patient seen before 8:30am and after 5pm shall be privately billed

  3. Slightly increasing the fees for private patient inline with our annual fee increase.
    It is worth noting that the vast majority of consultation fees for Samford Valley Medical Centre have not increase in 2+ years.

We feel these changes are necessary to ensure the continued sustainability of the practice, be able to attract and retain highly skilled and well liked Doctors and ensure a high quality of care is delivered.

If you have any questions - please do not hesitate to contact our team to discuss this further.

2019 Christmas/New Year Opening Hours

This surgery will by OPEN during the Christmas Holiday period, excluding the public holidays.

Monday 23rd December - Usual operating hours

Tuesday 24th December - 7:30am - 4pm

Wednesday 25th December - CLOSED

Thursday 26th December - CLOSED

Friday 27th December - 8:30am - 4pm

Saturday 28th December - 8:30am - 1pm

Monday 30th December - 8:30am - 4pm

Tuesday 31st December - 8:30am - 4pm

Wednesday 1st January - CLOSED

Tuesday 2nd January - Usual hours resume

Big Changes Happening

There are big changes happening at SVMC over the next little while. We have the team from ADITS here this weekend changing all of our hardware (computers etc) and next weekend we are changing our practice software. Whilst this is all happening in the background, we ask for your understanding if there are any disruptions during the upgrade, and staff learn the new systems, to ensure we continue to give you the best possible service.

Welcome!!

We are excited to announce that Janette Barrett has joined the team here at SVMC. Janette is an experienced registered nurse and brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to our nursing team. We are delighted to have her here and hope you will enjoy seeing her too.

2018 Christmas/ New Year Opening Hours

This surgery will by OPEN during the Christmas Holiday period, excluding the public holidays.

Monday 24th December - 8:30am - 4pm

Tuesday 25th December - CLOSED

Wednesday 26th December - CLOSED

Thursday 27th December - 8:30am - 4pm

Friday 28th December - 8:30am - 4 pm

Saturday 29th December - 8:30am - 3pm

Monday 31st December - 8:30am - 4pm

Tuesday 1st January - CLOSED

Wednesday 2nd January - Normal hours resume