Dargaville Medical Centre

Details

Name :

Dargaville Medical Centre

Address  :

77 Awakino Road

Town  :

Dargaville

State  :

Northland

Country  :

NEW ZEALAND

Phone  :

09 439 8079

Fax  :

09 439 6015

Web URL  :


Description

Dargaville Medical Centre is a leading General Practice partnership situated on the Kauri Coast supplying all general practitioner services to the greater Dargaville area Our main aim is to provide the best possible primary health care to the people of the Kaipara As a prime example of a fully integrated rural General Practice in New Zealand we supply all the medical services to Dargaville Hospital

For many years we have attracted excellent long term locums who assist the partnership in supplying high quality and accessible care to the people of this beautiful region Medical services are provided to peripheral clinics up to one hour travel in either direction north Waipoua forest settlement or south Pouto and Tinopai

All after hours services are provided in Dargaville either at the medical centre or at the hospital Nurses at the hospital provide triage services before patients are seen by general practitioners We are part of the PRIME Primary Response In Medical Emergencies service and as such GPs have the opportunity to accompany the ambulance to serious accidents and medical emergencies when appropriate
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