About Us

Services
Mt Hotham Medical Centre offers a range of services:
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General Practice appointments
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Telehealth appointments
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Injury assessment and management
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X-Ray Facilities
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Select pharmacy medications
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Urgent after-hours care
Payment is required at time of consultation.
In line with Mt Hotham Alpine Resort, and changes to payment facilities due to COVID-19, Mt Hotham Medical Centre is a cashless facility
We offer 'on call' after-hours care for urgent matters, please call the medical centre if you require urgent after-hours care, in an emergency always dial 000. For non-urgent matters please call nurse on call or contact us during our business hours.
Doctors
Mt Hotham Medical Centre
Mount Hotham Medical Centre is located at 32 Great Alpine Road, Hotham Heights. You can find us, in the left hand corner of the Corral Day Carpark.
We provide medical service to the Hotham Alpine Resort during the winter months of June – October yearly.
During those months, we are open everyday, 10am - 5pm, and for urgent after-hours medical care we are available.
Outside of the winter season, please refer to Bright Medical Centre, located in Bright.
Please contact them on 03 5750 1000
Triage
Mt Hotham Medical Centre is a general practice with urgent care capability, meaning we have the facilities, skills and equipment available to undertake initial assessment of patients and initial treatment of any presentation. Patients who present to our clinic, either with a booked appointment with the doctor, or by ski patrol, are assessed quickly to determine priority and urgency of medical assessment and treatment. This process is called triage, and is standardised in all emergency departments and urgent care facilities through the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS).
Our staff are trained, experienced and skilled at making this triage assessment with the unpredictability of accidents, medical events and deterioration.
Due to the unpredictable nature of injuries, there may be periods of time where you will have to wait. Please be patient, our staff are more than happy to accommodate waiting times as best we can.
Nurses
We have three wonderful nurses who are present throughout the entirety of the season, each with a broad diversity of experience from Primary Health, Rural and Remote Care, Emergency, Intensive Care and Paramedicine.
If you are experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath or any other emergency please call 000
Our principal directors are:
Dr Paul Duff
MBBCh, BAO, MRCGP (UK)
Dr Chris O'Brien
MBBS, FRACGP, GradDipRM, DRANZCOG, FACRRM
Dr. Rowan Purtell
MBBS (Deakin), BBSc (QUT), FRACGP, DCH
Our doctors have a wealth of expertise in General Practice and Alpine Medicine, with extensive knowledge of injuries and emergency management in remote areas.
Our doctors work on a weekly rotating roster.
We provide education and placement for third year medical students completing their medical training. Please contact Bright Medical Centre for more information.
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