About Capalaba Medical Centre

Medical Staff
MEDICAL STAFF

ASSCOCIATES
Presently Capalaba Medical Centre is operated by six associate partners. These doctors continue to work at the surgery in an active role, as well as manage the surgery.
The associate partners are (in alphabetical order):
Dr John Craven
Dr David Dowling
Dr Luke Katahanas
Dr Craig Nurcombe
Dr Brett Towner
Dr David Williams

DOCTORS
Including the above associate partners, Capalaba Medical Centre is staffed by a group of experienced independent medical practitioners, who are all registered with the Medical Board of Queensland. These doctors work various sessions and to confirm their times of attendance please ring the surgery on (07)3245 9600. Since these doctors are all independent medical practitioners, there all have their own policies and these are different than those listed by Dr David Dowling on his web site. Please ask these doctors on attendance for their individual preferences.

The doctors who currently visit at Capalaba Medical Centre are (in alphabetical order):

Dr Therese Baker *
Dr Alison Bignall *
Dr Helene Cooper *
Dr Peter Craven
Dr Timothy Copland
Dr Caroline De Barros *
Dr Nicola Fallon *
Dr David Finden
Dr Shelagh Fitzgerald *
Dr Sathy Konesharmoorthy *
Dr Kim Lai *
Dr Kevin Love
Dr Helen Maloney *
Dr Michael Petrohilos
Dr Alyson Plint *
Dr Yogesh Ravji
Dr Jill Rogers *
Dr Elaine Shek *
Dr Karen Shepherd *
Dr Abbie Thomason
Dr Anton Thompson
Doctors marked with an asterisk (*) are female.

Consultations & Services
CONSULTATIONS
Consultations are usually by appointment only. Phoning early will help to ensure an appointment with the Doctor of your choice. However, if your condition is more urgent, please ring the surgery and you will be seen as soon as possible. As you will understand, patients with appointments will get priority, except in emergency situations. If you foresee your problem requiring more complex care, or a longer time, please inform the reception staff so that a “long” (or double appointment) consultation can be booked.

Patients who present without an appointment, will be seen in accordance with practice protocol.

AFTER HOURS SERVICE
Our Doctors share a rotating after hours roster. Emergency help for our patients is available all hours by ringing 0409 459 611. This number is also available by ringing our surgery number, 3245 9600, after hours. Our registered nurse will answer your call, and make suitable arrangements for your particular needs.

Opening Hours
HOURS

Capalaba Medical Centre is open seven days a week, 363 days a year.

The regular opening times of Capalaba Medical Centre are:
Mon 7.30am to 7.00pm
Tue 7.30am to 7.00pm
Wed 7.30am to 7.00pm
Thu 7.30am to 7.00pm
Fri 7.30am to 5.00pm
Sat 8.00am to 1.00pm
Sun 8.30am to 1.00pm
Public Holidays 8.30am to 1.00pm
The Surgery is closed Christmas Day and Good Friday

The associate partners provide after-hours on-call service through the Practice nurse.
Weekends are staffed by the doctors of the surgery on a regular rotating roster.

Consultation Fees
FEES POLICY

Due to rising practice costs, consultations at the Capalaba Medical Centre are no longer routinely bulk-billed to Medicare. A private, out of pocket fee, is applied to most consultations.

Usually children under 16 years of age and entitled Veterans patients are bulk-billed.

As the doctors at our surgery set their own fees, please enquire at the time of your booking as to any cost that may be applicable to your consultation.

All patients who require immediate attention are always seen. These necessary ‘Fit-ins’ are presently only Bulk-billed if under the age of 16 or upon presentation of a current Australian Veteran’s Card.
After 6.00pm
Apart from Australian Veteran Card Holders, any patient presenting after 6.00pm Monday to Thursday, 5.00pm Friday and after 12.00pm Saturday and Sunday, without an appointment, will not be Bulk-Billed and fees are applicable. Please enquire upon presentation.
Home Visits
Most doctors are available for home visits to current patients of the practice living in the Capalaba area. Please enquire about prices, as each Doctor has their own pricing structure.
Non-Medicare Services
The fees for non-rebatable services are variable depending on the demands of the request.
GST is applicable to these services. These non-medicare services include Insurance and Legal Reports, Recreational
and Work Medicals, Transport Department  Medicals and  Diving Medicals.
Please enquire at time of booking.

About Capalaba Medical Centre
HISTORY 1975 to Present

History
The Capalaba Medical Centre (CMC) was first established in 1975 by Dr Michael Petrohilos. The original surgery was located at 86a Old Cleveland Road, Capalaba. A branch surgery was opened in the Capalaba Central Shopping Centre in 1994, which allowed the expansion of General Practice services to the Redlands area.
After remaining in the original location for nearly twenty years, an opportunity arose to move the founding practice to larger premises in 1998. The new site was 189 Old Cleveland Rd, Capalaba. where it remains today. At this new site the two surgeries were eventually merged to a large modern medical centre, co-located with pathology, radiology and other allied health professionals. Over the last decade, the Capalaba Medical Centre expanded now to its present size, with nineteen general practice consulting rooms, three modern procedure rooms, and other specialised rooms.
Present Day
The Capalaba Medical Centre is a large, friendly, family-orientated practice accredited with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It is now part of the Bayside Medical Precinct.
The staff of the practice have a commitment to providing a high standard of General Practice services, and to continuing medical education.
All patient consultations and medical records are kept strictly confidential. We uphold the code of ethics outlined by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and a copy of this code is available for your perusal on the patient information board.
Capalaba Medical Centre is fully accredited with GPA.
CMC remains privately-owned and operated by the doctors who work at the medical centre. The staff of the practice have a commitment to providing a high standard of General Practice services.

About Bayside Medical Precinct

After the successful merge of the two Capalaba Medical Centre surgeries, it was envisioned to have a comprehensive ‘one stop’ medical location created for Capalaba and the Redland area.

In 2001, this came to fruition with the development of the ‘Bayside Medical Precinct’ (BMP) in 2001. This has become a vibrant hub for Medical services in Capalaba, with a central location at 189 Old Cleveland Rd, Capalaba. See my contact page for a map.

Businesses presently located at the Bayside Medical Precinct are:

Capalaba Medical Centre – a large family orientated General Practice. Phone 07 3245 9600.

United Discount Chemist – a discount pharmacy – Phone 07 3245 5990‎

Parkview Specialists Centre – various medical specialists sessions – Phone 07 3245 9750

Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology – Pathology Collection Centre – Phone 07 3245 9700

Physioworks Capalaba – Physiotherapy and Massage Clinic – Phone 07 3245 4532

Parkview X-Ray (Oz Radiology) – X-Ray, and Ultrasound imaging – Phone 07 3245 3577

Cox & Nielsen Podiatry – for all your foot care – Phone 07 3398 9798