HEADLINE = Quality health care thats affordable

Summer is gone, and hile inter is still a ay off yet, no is a good time for a
medical chec!"u#$
At %os!ill &nion and 'ommunity Health centre the initial (oining fee is (ust )*+ for
adults and ),+ for si- to ,. year olds$ &nder si-es are free$
/or medical 0isits, adults #ay ),*$+1, su#erannuitants are charged ),1, and all o0er
si- and under ,.s #ay )+$
%egistered and funded #atients ho meet 2o0ernment"s#ecified eligibility criteria get
access to 0arious free ser0ices, including an inter#reter, '3D4diabetes management
and access to a smo!ing cessation clinic5 some female #atients are also eligible for
free cer0ical smears$
All enrolled #atients recei0e discounted after"hours 6hite 'ross medical care$
7his is a huge sa0ing for #atients ithout access to #ri0ate health insurance$
7heir range of ser0ices includes midife, #hysio, #harmacy and lab facilities, on
6ednesday, 7hursday and /riday mornings$
7he im#ressi0e array of ser0ices and general medical care offered by the community"
oned, incor#orated trust"based health clinic can be accessed by anyone li0ing in 8t
%os!ill and surrounding areas$ It ser0es a large multicultural grou# of #atients
including 8aori, Euro#ean, 9acific Island, Indian, Asian and refugee #o#ulations$
7he centre staff is (ust as culturally di0erse as their client base and sensiti0e to cultural
needs$ 7he doctors include a Ne :ealander, Australian, American and to
;angladeshis5 ith a multilingual nursing and rece#tion staff including Samoan,
'hinese and Hindi s#ea!ers$
%os!ill &nion < 'ommunity Healths ne #ractice manager ;arbara ;etham says,
=Its great to be #art of such a fantastic team that has a #assion for healthcare$>
;arbara, ho gre u# locally, says its great to be bac! to ser0e the community$ =?ur
defining #hiloso#hy is to ta!e healthcare to the grassroots so that our #atients get hat
they need, hen they need it$>
%os!ill &nion and 'ommunity Health is #art of the National Hauora 'oalition
#rimary healthcare organisation @9H?A and is a member of Healthcare Aotearoa$
BouCll find the clinic at ,DE* Dominion %d, 8ount %os!ill South$ 9hone F*E *.G* to
boo! an a##ointment$ Hours are .$H1am to +$H1#m ee!days$