First aid

First aid officers are available on each campus.

The Occupational and Health and Safety section on our intranet details the first aiders list and provides the guidelines to first aid at VU.

Student Health Advisor

Our Health Advisor provides advice, information and referrals about:

• general health
• lifestyle
• women's and men's health
• nutrition
• chronic illness
• family planning and sexual health
• injury assistance
• other health matters

Contact the Health Advisor on +61 3 9919 4418 or email healthadvice@vu.edu.au.
Or visit ASKVU to find answers and ask questions

Doctors and other health services

Find local hospitals and general practitioners closest to our campuses.

City precinct (Flinders, King and Queen campuses)

Dr Marguerite Hall and Dr Jill Morison
William Angliss
555 LaTrobe Street, Level 2, Building C
Melbourne
Phone:+61 3 9606 2208
* Bulk Bills local students
* Direct Billing for Overseas Student Health Care (OSHC) & Medibank
* No gap fee

Medical One
292 Swanston St, Melbourne
Phone: +61 3 8663 7000
Bulk bills current, full time students*
*student must show current Medicare card & student id card
* Direct bills OSHC & Medibank - $15.00 gap fee will be charged

Union Health Service (Swanston Street Medical Centre)
393 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Phone: +61 3 9654 2722
* Bulk bills local students
* Direct Bills OSHC - $8.00 gap fee

Royal Melbourne Hospital
Grattan St, Parkville
Phone: +61 3 9342 7000

St Vincent's Hospital
41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
Phone: +61 3 9288 2211

* LifeCare Physiotherapy, CBD
Mark Opar
Level 8, 140 Queen St, Melbourne
Phone: +61 3 9670 3051

Union Health Dental Service (Swanston Street Medical Centre)
393 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Phone: +61 3 9662 2466
* 25% discount off basic fees
* VU has particular arrangements with these providers

Inner West (Footscray, Newport and Sunshine)

Millennium Medical Centre
Cnr Albert and Paisley St, Footscray
Phone: +61 3 9687 8633
* Bulk billing for Medicare card holders
* Direct Billing for OSHC – No gap fee

Medical One
Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre
324 Hampshire Rd, Sunshine
Phone: +61 3 9310 2947
* Bulk billing for Medicare card holders
* No Direct billing

Western Hospital Footscray
Gordon St, Footscray
Phone: +61 3 8345 6666

Williamstown Hospital (Western Health)
Railway Cres, Williamstown
Phone: +61 3 9393 0100
* Emergency Department only available between 8.00am – 11.00pm

Western Hospital - Sunshine
176 Furlong Road, St Albans
Phone: +61 3 8345 1333

* LifeCare Physiotherapy, Footscray
77 Paisley St, Footscray
Phone: +61 3 9689 2466

Physioplus Footscray
Whitten Oval
417 Barkly St, Footscray
Phone: +61 3 9689 0222

* VU has particular arrangements with these providers

Outer west (St Albans, Melton, Werribee)

St Albans Complete Health Care
390-392 Main Rd, St Albans
Phone: +61 3 9367 4648
* Bulk Bills Health Care card holders only
* Direct Billing for OSHC – no gap fee at this stage

Westgroup Medical
149 Furlong Rd, St Albans (across from hospital)
Phone: +61 3 9356 9511
* Bulk billing
* No Direct Billing

Werribee Mercy Hospital
300 Princes Hwy (cnr Hoppers Lane)
Phone: +61 3 9216 8888

*LifeCare Physiotherapy, St Albans
20 Victoria Crescent, St Albans
Phone: +61 3 9367 5496

*Heath’s Road Family Clinic
Dental Clinic
241 Heath’s Road, Werribee
Phone: +61 3 9748 9777
* 10% discount off basic fees

* VU has particular arrangements with these providers

Please note: VU has particular arrangements with the providers marked with an *. When visiting these providers mention that you are a VU student and bring your student ID card to receive special discounted rates.

No particular arrangement applies for other providers listed.

Medicare

Medicare ensures that all Australians have access to free or low-cost medical, optometrical and hospital care while being free to choose private health services and, in special circumstances, allied health services.

Medicare provides access to:

• free treatment as a public (Medicare) patient in a public hospital
• free or subsidised treatment by practitioners such as doctors, including specialists, participating optometrists or dentists (specified services only)
• free treatment by providers who bulk bill

For more information go to the Medicare website.

Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

As an International Student, it is a condition of your student visa that you have health cover with OSHC Worldcare for the entire duration of your stay in Australia.

OSHC gives you access to out of hospital and in hospital medical services to help you maintain your health. View the simple guide to OSHC.