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Emergency & Medical Services

Emergency & Medical Services

There are many excellent medical, hospital and dental services in the city and in every suburb of Melbourne. Below is a list of some located in and around the CBD. Please make sure you know where these services are located near your home.

• Medical and nursing services near City campus

1Collins Street Medical Centre
7/267 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Phone 03 9654 6088

2Medical Specialists on Collins
4/250 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Phone 03 8102 5888

3Midtown Medical Clinis
4/250 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Phone 03 9650 4284

• Dental services near City campus

1Dental on Flinders
5/276 Flinders Stree, tMelbourne 3000, Phone 03 9041 0049

2Smile Solutions – Melbourne’s Home of Dentistry
220 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, Phone 13 13 96

3City Smiles
8/20 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, Phone 03 9654 6979
For free health advice from a Registered Nurse 24 hours, seven-days-a-week, phone Nurse-on-call on 1300 60 60 24.

Emergencies
Any student that experiences critical incidents should immediately inform where possible to their Trainer or Course coordinator. If they are not available they should contact the TIV Administration Department and if required the CEO on the following number (03)9654 2183, 1300 791 848 or contact personally at Mezzanine Level, 278 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 VIC.

For life-threatening or serious injury
For all emergencies that are life threatening, phone 000 to be attended by the emergency services departments. This includes Fire, Police and Ambulance services, operating 24 hours a day. Dialing 000 is a free call. Please follow the instructions below for calling the emergency services:

Dial 000.
Ask the operator for the service needed (fire, ambulance or police).
Wait to be connected.
Describe the problem (be prepared to give the location/address).
Urgent medical care is available from hospital emergency departments near TIV campus.

Emergency departments near the campus:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Emergency Department
Ground Floor, 1B Building
Grattan Street, Parkville
Phone 03 9342 7000

St Vincent’s Hospital

Emergency DepartmentGround Floor
41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
Phone 03 9331 2211

Fees information
Medicare does not cover dental services unless you have a chronic condition, complex care needs or you are the holder of a Health Care card. As a local student you can take out private health insurance to cover dental services.

Standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) does not cover dental services, but international students have the option of extending their coverage to include dental treatment.

Many dentists offer discounts to full-time students. Confirm when making your appointment and make sure you take your student card with you.

Note: For more information, please download our Student Handbook