Craigieburn residents will soon have better access to healthcare, with a new medical centre to open its doors next year.
The $6 million centre on the corner of Central Park Avenue and Aitken Boulevard is being built by developer Stockland for healthcare provider Primary Health Care (PHC).
It will boost the number of GPs in the suburb, with Craigieburn’s ratio of GPs to residents currently below the metropolitan average. The suburb has 2.1 GPs per 1000 people, which is half the Melbourne average.
As well as GPs – whose number has not yet been revealed by PHC –the 1500-square-metre centre will have a pharmacy, dentists, radiology, physiotherapy, pathology and diagnostic imaging services.
PHC medical centres general manager John Houston said the Craigieburn centre would provide affordable health- care.
“With Craigieburn expected to grow by about 19,000 people by 2036, the new centre will play a critical role in providing healthcare to this growing community,” he said.
Work started on the centre last week; it’s expected to open in mid-2017.
Stockland Group executive Stephen Bull said it was the first healthcare centre to be developed by Stockland.
“Whether you’re a young family visiting the dentist or a retiree going for your weekly GP visit, it’s all right there on your doorstep,” he said.
