The guide · 09
Health
Stay healthy on the coast with local GPs, dentists, chiropractors and chemists.
First things first
Good to know
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Paying for a visit
Without Medicare, expect to pay a private fee to see a GP, usually $100 or more. Keep your receipts for your insurer.
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Not sure? Call 13 HEALTH
Speak to a registered nurse, 24/7, for the cost of a local call. They'll help you work out whether you need a GP, a chemist or a hospital.
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Emergency? Call 000
For anything serious, call 000 straight away, day or night. Ambulance, police and fire, free from any phone.
Hospitals and urgent help
GPs and home visits
Doctors
Book ahead where you can, and bring your Medicare card if you have one: most clinics charge a fee on the day. After hours, 13SICK sends a GP to you, bulk billed with a Medicare card.
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GP clinic · Broadbeach
Broadbeach Family Practice
Suite 1, 29 Queensland Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–5pm · Sat 8am–12pm
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GP clinic · Main Beach
Tedder Avenue Medical Practice
Shop 7, 26–30 Tedder Avenue, Main Beach QLD 4217
Open 7 days · Sat 8.30am–3.30pm · Sun 8am–12.30pm
The only GP in Main Beach. Walk-ins when there's room.
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GP clinic · Bundall
Bundall Medical Centre
Shop 4, 21–29 Ashmore Road, Bundall QLD 4217
Mon–Fri 7am–5.15pm · most Saturdays
Welcomes holidaymakers; travel medicine and skin checks.
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GP clinic · Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Beach Medical Centre
Shops 23–24 Pacific Square, 2532 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Weekdays until 6–8pm · Sat 9am–6pm
Long hours. Walk-ins accepted, but booked patients are seen first.
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GP clinic · Nerang
Hinterland Medical Centre
5 Price Street, Nerang QLD 4211
Open 7 days · Mon–Thu 7am–7pm · Sun 8am–3pm
Pathology and a pharmacy on site.
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GP clinic · Miami
Medical on Miami
2125 Gold Coast Highway, Miami QLD 4220
Mon–Fri 8am–5pm · Sat–Sun 8am–12pm
Ask for Dr Kevin Pham. Card payments only.
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After-hours home doctor
13SICK National Home Doctor
Weeknights from 6pm · Sat from 12pm · Sun and public holidays all day
Formerly Medcall: a GP comes to you when clinics are closed. Bulk billed with a Medicare card; without one, call House Call Doctor on 13 55 66 (fees apply).
Backs and joints
Chiropractors
Medicare doesn't cover most dental or chiropractic visits, so expect to pay on the day. Check what your travel insurance or health fund will pay back before you book.
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Chiropractor · Mermaid Beach
Broadbeach Chiropractic
Office 4, 2460 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Mon–Fri from 7am (Fri mornings only) · Sat by request
Despite the name, it's in Mermaid Beach. A first visit is $120 and return visits $75, with health-fund claims on the spot.
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Chiropractic & osteopathy · Nerang
Your Health Matters
63 Warrener Street, Nerang QLD 4211
Mon–Fri, by appointment · Closed weekends
Chiropractic, osteopathy, dry needling and remedial massage under one roof, near Nerang station. Book by phone.
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Chiropractor · Southport
Gold Coast Chiropractic Centre
Unit 4, 151 Smith Street, Southport QLD 4215
Mon–Fri from 7.30am · Sat 7.30am–12pm
Several chiropractors, with remedial massage, dry needling and X-ray on site.
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Physiotherapy · Helensvale
Solutions Physiotherapy
Shop 20, Monterey Keys, 175 Monterey Keys Drive, Helensvale QLD 4212
Physio for sports injuries, back and neck pain and post-surgery rehab, with clinical Pilates too. Jeremy Cross has a special interest in athletes and spinal injuries.
Dental care
Dentists
Medicare doesn't cover most dental or chiropractic visits, so expect to pay on the day. Check what your travel insurance or health fund will pay back before you book.
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Dentist · Broadbeach
Oasis Dental Studio
21/15 Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Mon & Fri 8am–5pm · Tue–Thu 8am–6pm
Health-fund claims on the spot.
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Dentist · Mermaid Beach
Evans Dental
2240 Gold Coast Highway (corner of Wave Street), Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Weekdays · call for times
A small practice led by Dr Scott Evans.
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Dentist · Mermaid Beach
Vogue Dental Studios
Level 2, Suite 204, 2400 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Mon–Thu 8am–5.30pm · Fri 8am–4pm
One number for all its studios, so ask for Mermaid Beach. Free underground parking.
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Dentist · Helensvale
GC Dental Solutions
73/502 Hope Island Road, Helensvale QLD 4212
Mon–Thu until 5pm · Fri 8am–3pm
Implants and emergency dentistry, on the northern Gold Coast.
Pharmacies
Chemists
Chemist and pharmacy mean the same thing here.
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Chemist · Broadbeach
Broadbeach Discount Drug Store
Shop G0.75, The Oasis Shopping Centre, Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Mon 8am–5.30pm · Tue–Fri 8am–5pm
Formerly Infinity Pharmacy. Weekdays only; at weekends, try Priceline in the same centre.
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Chemist · Mermaid Beach
Mermaid Plaza Chempro Chemist
Shop 4, Mermaid Plaza, 2400 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat–Sun 8.30am–2pm
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Chemist · Broadbeach
Priceline Pharmacy Oasis
Shop G34, The Oasis Shopping Centre, Victoria Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat 8am–5pm · Sun 9am–4.30pm
Open 7 days, in the middle of Broadbeach.
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Chemist · Nobby Beach
Nobby Beach Chempro Chemist
Shop 5, 2211 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach QLD 4218
Open 7 days, into the evening on weekdays
The latest of the four on weeknights; call to check closing time.