MBMC NEWS

Nursing Staff

Welcome Paul to our new Practice Nurse Paul.

2025 Victorian Rural Health Awards

Dr Laura Zagorski is a finalist for Outstanding Contribution by a Rural GP

Congratulations Jasmin

Special times at Mount Beauty Medical Centre as we celebrated our receptionist Jasmin putting up with us for 15 years. We even had one of our previous partners attend to help celebrate.

Well Done Dr Jeff

Alpine Health announce that Dr. Jeff Robinson will step down as Alpine Health Director of Medical Services in June 2025, after an extraordinary 15 years of dedicated service to the organization and rural healthcare.

Jeff will continue his commitment to patient care as a General Practitioner (GP) at the Mount Beauty Medical Centre and as a Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) at Mount Beauty Hospital. Jeff plans to spend more time focusing on the needs of the Mount Beauty Medical Centre, family and other interests, including his continued involvement as Captain of Gundowring Rural Fire Brigade, as well as new opportunities to support rural health care initiatives.

Welcome Joe and Lydia

It’s that time of the year again! Welcome to our 2025 Melbourne University students Joe and Lydia. They will be working with us for most of this year, gaining valuable experience with our GPs before they graduate. Joe and Lydia will be seeing patients along with one of our GP supervisors.

Filming at MBMC

Did anyone notice a film crew at the Medical Centre and wonder what we were doing?

The Neighbourhood Centre are marketing their “4 Ms Older Persons’ project with the Medical Centre being involved in development of a video with local celebrities Barb and Dick and Dr Laura. The video depicts what people should consider before and during a consultation with their doctor. We look forward to seeing the end result.

Here are some wonderful pictures of the happy celebrities.

The End of an Era

We are really sad to announce that Dr Mark Zagorski has decided that it is time for him to enjoy some rest and leisure time after working at Mount Beauty Medical Centre for over 40 years. Mark has been an integral part of our practice and while we will miss him immensely, we are happy that he will get to spend more time with his family and do the travelling that he and Jane enjoy. Mark’s retirement date is 26th September 2024

My Medicare

We have registered for MyMedicare – now you can too.

MyMedicare is a new voluntary registration system that will help us strengthen the relationship between us and our patients.

MyMedicare allows you to nominate a general practice and general practitioner as your regular healthcare provider. When you register in MyMedicare, extra funding from the Australian Government becomes available to support our practice to provide more of the targeted care you need.

Patients who register with our practice in MyMedicare may benefit from:

longer MBS-funded telephone consultations from 1 November 2023
longer bulk billed telehealth consultations for children under 16 from 1 November 2023
more regular visits from their GP and better care planning for people living in a Residential Aged Care Home, from August 2024
connections to more appropriate care in general practice for people with chronic conditions who visit hospital frequently, from mid-2024.

Formalising the patient-practice relationship with MyMedicare, has been shown to improve health and wellbeing. That is why we are inviting all of our regular patients to register in MyMedicare.

If you have a valid Medicare card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veteran card and have had at least one face- to-face consultation with us in the last 24 months, you are eligible for MyMedicare.

Registration is easy. To register as a MyMedicare patient, you can:

fill out a paper registration form at our practice
complete the registration process in your Medicare Online Account
ask our team to start the registration process – you can then complete registration in your Medicare Online Account.

Ask about MyMedicare next time you talk to us. For more information visit health.gov.au/mymedicare

Covid-19 Safety Precautions

Please keep our staff, patients, and the broader community safe by abiding by all of our safety precautions. If you have symptoms such as: cough, tightness of breath, runny nose, or sneezing please DO NOT enter the practice. Tell the receptionist when booking your appointment or call us from the carpark when you arrive at the practice. The doctor may decide to complete your consultation over the phone or by telehealth.

If you test positive for COVID-19 and are concerned about your symptoms or a potential need for antiviral medication please contact us to arrange a telehealth appointment. After hours please contact the Mount Beauty Hospital on 03 5754 3500.

For severe symptoms ( eg severe breathlessness, dehydration or reduced level of consciousness) call 000

For more information regarding Coronavirus please consult the Victorian DHHS Coronavirus website

See what is on offer at Mount Beauty

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