Ocean Grove residents who require allied health services no longer need to travel to Geelong to access them since 13th Beach Health Services new clinic at Ocean Grove Medical.
Allied health practitioner David Proctor said many locals didn’t want or were unable to travel for the services 13th Beach now provides in Ocean Grove.
“We’ve found with COVID a lot of people don’t want to use the hospital system if they don’t have to, so to have a clinic that offers all this works really well for them,” he said.
“Elderly clients in particular like to stay local, we’ve been really well-received by the older demographic.
“The medical clinic has GPs, imaging, clinical labs, and now with us there it’s a really all-inclusive offering with osteo, physio and podiatry as well.
“There’s no need to go to Geelong for those services, it’s a one-stop medical centre. All the patients’ medical and allied health needs can be met in one location in the heart of town.”
Proctor has been overwhelmed by the community support for 13th Beach Health’s new branch.
“We’ve been open over there since late last year, and we haven’t had to advertise at all, it’s just been an organic growth,” he said.
“The demand is there. Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads are ever-expanding, so our clinic demands there have been growing too.”
13th Beach opened the new clinic at the request of Ocean Grove Medical Clinic, who provided space in the building to accommodate Proctor’s allied health services.
“It’s a really nice feeling for us that for one, we can help out the community, but also that we’re trusted by the GPs to come across and look after their patients,” Proctor said.
“We’re really grateful to Ocean Grove Medical for getting us across there, and also to the community for their support.”
