OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday: 7.30am - 5.30 pm
Saturday: 9am - 12 pm
Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed
Welcome to Dargaville Medical Centre
Dargaville Medical Centre is a Cornerstone Accredited General Practice comprising of 12 experienced doctors, knowledgeable nurses and friendly administrative staff. We believe in delivering the very best of New Zealand General Practice by providing compassionate and holistic medical care.
We are open 6 days a week - Monday to Saturday. We are closed on Sunday’s and Public Holidays
Our appointment-based bookings are available from Monday to Friday. With Emergency Services also available
Saturday Clinics are for Emergency Services only and are from 9am - 12pm
We are based at Dargaville Hospital. Facilities include 12 bed general ward, On-site radiology (x-ray), laboratory (blood tests), physiotherapy and occupational therapy
HELIPAID UPGRADE
DARGAVILLE HOSPITAL
Starting from Friday 2nd August @ 3pm, parking may be a little more difficult to find at DMC - An upgrade is being carried out on the existing hospital helipad, during this time the parking lot at the rear of DMC will be used as the temporary landing zone.
This work is expected to take 3 weeks. Limited parking spots are still available at the front of our building but please ensure you allow some extra time if you are coming in for booked appointments
Notice Of Fee's Increase
The Dargaville Medical Centre has made the difficult decision that from Wednesday 28th August 2024 our fees for patients are going to be increased.
This has not been a decision that has been made lightly but is necessary to ensure we are able to continue to provide the service that we have been doing into the future.
Capitation is the government’s way of providing primary care with a predictable, set amount of money for each patient enrolled with them. In the last 19 out of 20 year’s capitation has failed to meet inflation, a problem that is continuing to occur this year.
Rural practices, like us, carry an additional financial burden by offering urgent and complex care services that would be provided by A&E in larger centers.
We have been told that to make up for this shortfall, we should increase our patient fees which you can find below. Dargaville Medical Centre joins the larger primary care community in feeling distressed by this decision at a time when many of our patients are already struggling with the cost of living increases.
We are still reviewing services that will be affected by price increases. These will be displayed on our website and in practice
We understand many patients are already struggling with the cost of living increases, please speak to one of our reception team about payment options that we have available
** 28.08.24 Please note the table has been updated .
The standard prescription fee was listed as being $19.50 for Adult Community Service Card Holders - It should have been $15.50
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