Services

Victoria Harbour Medical Centre is an inclusive general practice.  We offer a wide range of medical and allied health services tailored to meet your needs.  If you have any questions relating to our services please call us on (03) 9629 1414.

General Practice

We have male, female and non binary GPs available for consultations.  Some of the General Practice services we provide include:

Procedures

Our treatment rooms are equipped to offer a range of clinical procedures such as:

  • Ferinject® iron infusions
  • Mirena® and Copper IUD intrauterine device (IUD) insertion and removal 
  • Implanon® contraceptive implant insertion and removal
  • Cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen)
  • Skin biopsies and skin cancer removal
  • Suture of lacerations and wound care / wound dressings
  • Plaster cast application and removal
  • ECGs and blood/pathology collection
  • Ambulatory blood pressure and holter monitoring
  • Spirometry (lung function testing)
  • Joint steroid injections

All equipment is sterile or single use and maintained according to strict infection control guidelines to prevent cross infection.

Childhood Vaccinations

We stock and administer all routine schedule of vaccines which are provided free under the National Immunisation Program and the Victorian funded immunisation program.  This includes vaccines provided for children, adolescents and adults at increased risk of vaccine preventable disease.  Download and read the Pre-immunisation Checklist before your vaccination.

Travel Medicine & Travel Vaccinations

Victoria Harbour Medical Centre is an accredited travel vaccination practice. We carry a stock of the most common travel vaccines including Yellow Fever. We recommend you attend 6-8 weeks prior to intended travel to seek travel medicine and vaccination advice. Download and read the Pre-immunisation Checklist before your vaccination. Medicare does not cover the cost of travel vaccinations but this cost may be refundable in part from your private health insurer. Refer to our Travel Medicine link or please call us on (03) 9629 1414 to arrange an appointment.

Shared Maternity & Pregnancy Care

GPs Dr Kirsten Scott, Dr Gillian Porter and Dr Eugenie Prior are accredited Shared Maternity Care Affiliates who work in collaboration with The Royal Women’s Hospital, Mercy Health, Western Health, Werribee Mercy for Women and Northern Health.

Shared maternity care is a popular option of care for healthy women with a normal pregnancy.  Shared Maternity Care Affiliates are GPs with additional training in pregnancy care who are appointed by the hospital to provide complete pregnancy care to public patients.  Shared maternity care affiliates and hospital-based doctors and midwives act as a team in the provision of a woman’s antenatal care.  Responsibility is shared for the woman’s care including communication and management of results and abnormal findings. 

Shared maternity care aims to provide a community-based, holistic, safe and culturally appropriate model of care for women. Women often choose this model of care as it provides continuity of care, their GP already knows their family and for many women, it is convenient.  You will be seen by the Shared Maternity Care GP every month for the first six months, fortnightly for the next two months and then every week for the last month. They will arrange all necessary tests, ultrasounds and hospital visits during this time.  You will be referred to the relevant hospital, where you will have about four visits during your pregnancy.  This will be where delivery will take place, usually by a midwife, plus care for the baby and mother whilst in hospital.

For further information on shared care and schedule please click here.

HIV Medicine (s100)

GPs Dr Christopher Kearney, Dr Damien Polioudakis and Dr Tim Johnston are accredited s100 HIV community prescribers.  This means they are able to prescribe highly specialised HIV medication called antiretroviral therapy (ART).  They have advanced training and experience in providing care to people at risk of HIV or people living with HIV (PLHIV).  Click here for more information.  

Our medical centre is an inclusive community health service and is committed to providing a comprehensive and confidential medical service.  We also provide PrEP and PEP consultations on an appointment system.  PrEP can be prescribed by any GP.  PEP consultations can only be provided by s100 GPs.  Do not book an online appointment for PEP consultations.  If you think you need PEP please call and let us know you need a PEP appointment and we will always try and prioritise you or recommend referral to another PEP service.

If you would like to transfer your HIV care to one of our GP s100 HIV community prescribers please book a long (30 minute) appointment.  For further information about this service click here.