CURRENT NEWS & INFORMATION
COVID-19 TESTING
There has been various changes to Victoria's test and isolate protocols due to the current 2022 outbreak. The image below details the current national protocols and procedures for close contacts and/or those feeling unwell. Please consider this before booking an appointment for PCR testing with us.
We are still offering COVID-19 testing to all of our current patients if required. This will be conducted from your car or in our seperate isolation are with full safety procedures to keep you, our other patients and staff safe. If you have a sore throat, cough, headache, fever, runny nose etc. OR meet the current Government guidelines for needing a PCR test please contact reception to book an appointment to be tested.
If a further physical check is needed, the Doctor can see you in a separate, isolation area of the clinic.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS OR ARE UNSURE IF YOU NEED A TEST PLEASE CALL US.
See also https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus OR CALL COVID HOTLINE1800 020 080.
There has been various changes to Victoria's test and isolate protocols due to the current 2022 outbreak. The image below details the current national protocols and procedures for close contacts and/or those feeling unwell. Please consider this before booking an appointment for PCR testing with us.
We are still offering COVID-19 testing to all of our current patients if required. This will be conducted from your car or in our seperate isolation are with full safety procedures to keep you, our other patients and staff safe. If you have a sore throat, cough, headache, fever, runny nose etc. OR meet the current Government guidelines for needing a PCR test please contact reception to book an appointment to be tested.
If a further physical check is needed, the Doctor can see you in a separate, isolation area of the clinic.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS OR ARE UNSURE IF YOU NEED A TEST PLEASE CALL US.
See also https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus OR CALL COVID HOTLINE1800 020 080.
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COVID VACCINATION CLINIC - PFIZER 5-11 YEARS
Due to issues with supply we are running Pfizer clinics for children aged between 5 and 11 years for EXISTING KALLISTA MEDICAL CENTRE PATIENTS ONLY. Please note that the appointments marked 'Covid Vaccination Clinic - Pfizer 5-11yrs Clinic' in HotDoc are not to be booked by people ages 12+. WE ARE STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS But it's not quite business as usual. Below is a list of changes currently in place in our clinic to keep you and our team safe:
Note: When you arrive, if you have no mobile phone, please knock on the door and a staff member will come and assist you, as you may not enter the clinic until checked. |
TELEHEALTH FEES
Telehealth consults will incur a private fee equivalent to a face to face consultation unless you are eligible to be bulk billed in line with our Billing Policy or after discussion with your Doctor. CHANGES TO DR MICHAEL 'MIKI' SCHWARTZBORD'S BILLING From November 1st 2021, all patients will be charged a personal contribution for consults with Dr Miki: this includes phone and in person consults. Dr Miki has adopted a few payment plan options including; 'Pay As You Go' and 'Annual Personal Contributions'. Details of these plans and more information regarding these billing changes can be found in the PDF below. 
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Here at Kallista Medical Centre we are proud to be at this location for 35 years and continue to offer quality General Practice doctors to the Dandenong Ranges where our primary focus is patient care.
KALLISTA MEDICAL CENTRE
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Phone: (03) 9755 1990 Fax: (03) 9755 2792 1 Church Street, Kallista, Vic, 3791 |
If you do not see an appointment displayed on our online bookings, please phone the clinic as we can always accommodate you. |
Please note: Dr John Gruner, and our G.P registrars also work at our sister, computer linked, Kallista and Selby Clinics.
Visit: Monbulk or Selby
Visit: Monbulk or Selby
OPENING HOURS
Monday: 9.00 am to 5:30 pm
Tuesday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Wednesday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Thursday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Friday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday: at Selby and Monbulk
NOTE: We are closed public holidays and Code Red fire risk days. We may also have reduced services on Extreme Fire days.
Tuesday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Wednesday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Thursday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Friday: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Saturday: at Selby and Monbulk
NOTE: We are closed public holidays and Code Red fire risk days. We may also have reduced services on Extreme Fire days.
ACCREDITATION |
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On Wednesday, 8th August 2018 Monbulk Family Clinic and Kallista Medical Centre underwent Accreditation against the RACGP 5th Edition standards for General Practice.
Being accredited means that our general practice is committed to a comprehensive program which involves:
Achievement of AGPAL accreditation reassures you that our doctors and practice team are committed to providing you with high quality health care in a safe environment.
We are all very proud to have been accredited again for the next 3 years.
Being accredited means that our general practice is committed to a comprehensive program which involves:
- Engaging our whole practice team to review our practice’s systems and processes
- Opening our practice doors to allow a team of independent surveyors to assess how our practice operates
- Assessment of our practice, and achievement of the nationally recognised Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices, that focus on health care quality and patient safety.
Achievement of AGPAL accreditation reassures you that our doctors and practice team are committed to providing you with high quality health care in a safe environment.
We are all very proud to have been accredited again for the next 3 years.
Kallista Medical Centre acknowledges the Wurundjeri People as the Traditional Owners of the land in which the work in our community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.