{"id":597,"date":"2022-10-13T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T10:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fountaingatemedicalcentre.com.au\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2025-07-29T08:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T22:29:37","slug":"the-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/index.php\/the-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:50vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1089\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:20% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"20% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.southerncrossmedicalcentre.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SCMC-new-patient-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:550px\">\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:40px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>tHE CLINIC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:none\"><strong>Southern Cross Medical Centre is  part of the Southern Cross Medical Group, with a sister clinic in Narre Warren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:95px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:2px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myhealth1st.com.au\/find\/doctors\/vic\/melbourne-south-east\/hampton-park\/southern-cross-medical-centre\" style=\"border-radius:30px;background-color:#2ba8e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Book now<\/mark><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:350px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:350px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At Southern Cross Medical Centre, we are committed&nbsp;to offering our patients a comprehensive range of&nbsp;primary care services. Our experienced doctors have a broad spectrum of medical skills and interests, and they are very well supported by a team of nurses and allied health practitioners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our practice\u2019s origins go back to 1978. The practice started with one doctor in Somerville Road in that year and has grown steadily since. It was in 1990 that we moved to our current location and took on the name of Southern Cross Medical Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of doctors and the types of facilities and services at the practice has progressively increased over time.&nbsp;These days Southern Cross Medical Centre is an integral part of the Hampton Park community. Importantly we are open every day of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our clinic is accredited by Australian General Practice&nbsp;Accreditation Limited (AGPAL) which means we have&nbsp;demonstrated that we provide high-quality, safe care in&nbsp;an environment that supports continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern Cross Medical Centre is also known for its excellence&nbsp;in General Practice training. &nbsp;We are highly coveted as a&nbsp;GP registrar training practice and take pride in training&nbsp;qualified doctors to become excellent GPs. &nbsp;Many of the&nbsp;current GPs consulting at Southern Cross Medical Centre&nbsp;and our sister clinic Fountain Gate Medical Centre have&nbsp;decided to return after training with us in the GP&nbsp;registrar program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2e5da0;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px\">OPENING HOURS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Monday: 8:00AM to 6:30PM<br>Tuesday: 8:00AM to 8:00PM<br>Wednesday: 8:00AM to 8:00PM<br>Thursday: 8:00AM to 8:00PM<br>Friday: 8:00AM to 6:00PM<br>Saturday: 9:00AM to 2:00PM<br>Sunday: 9:00AM to 1:00PM<br>Public Holidays: 9:00AM to 1:00PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2e5da0;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px\">AFTER HOURS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Please call: 13 SICK (<a href=\"tel:137425\">137425<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2e5da0;font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:1px\">EMERGENCIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Please call: 000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Southern Cross Medical Centre, we are committed&nbsp;to offering our patients a comprehensive range of&nbsp;primary care services. 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