Over the last few years, our regional and rural practice, MEGRAR has grown rapidly. Servicing the Mallee region of Victoria/NSW, in patient demand, and number of surgeon visits. Despite being well cared for by the MEG admin team in Melbourne and the wonderful sessional staff in Swan Hill and Mildura, nothing compares to having a permanent presence and ‘heart’ in the location the clinics service. COVID also helped us devise
Given recent Victorian Government advice on the wearing of face masks in settings where social distancing is not possible, and our own clinic’s decision to mandate face masks for patients and staff alike when attending our rooms, we thought we would provide some useful links from a trusted source, on the appropriate use/wearing of face-masks. How to wear a surgical mask Safely
In the light of the recent surge in COVID infection numbers in greater Melbourne and the resumption of Stage 3 restrictions, we have carefully considered our consulting service, balancing the ongoing needs of our new and existing patients, and the needs of our post-operative patients still undergoing elective surgery. In response, the following changes to our current practice will occur from July 13th (marked in AMBER) Ongoing Face-to-Face consultations: Enhanced
We are pleased to announce that, as of July, we will be offering a weekend consulting service on Saturdays, at our Richmond Consulting rooms. This is both to better serve patients requiring in-person completion reviews after telehealth consultations but also due to patient request. Initially, there will be a single Saturday per month, so places will fill fast, but we hope to expand this service in frequency, and location. We
We are pleased to announce that, as of June 1st 2020 – MEG will be resuming in-person on-site consultations for our patients. As you may know, over the past few COVID months, MEG has been operating essentially, as a virtual practice, with occasional ‘urgent’ in-person reviews. As of June 1st, all new and review patients will now be offered a choice of an in-person consultation with their surgeon, OR a