Orbost Medical Clinic

Cnr Tyndall St and Boundary Rd, Orbost, 3888

Phone : 03 5154 6777 |  Fax : 03 5154 6791

GP Supervisor(s)

Dr Hulme Hay and Dr Sybille Japhary

GPs

Dr Hulme Hay, Dr Elizabeth Christie, Sybille Japhary, Anthea Tan and Alan Ried

Practice Manager

Andrew Phillips

Other Staff

Five administration staff, 3 practice nurses, a diabetes educator, a women's health nurse and a midwifery clinic

Geography & Lifestyle

Orbost has a population of around 3000, the surrounding district adds a further 2500.  It lies on the banks of the Snowy River, about 15km from where it flows into the sea near Marlo (a popular tourist resort).  There are several National Parks within a short drive from town - including The Alpine, Snowy River, Croajingalong, Lind, Errinundra and Coopracandra.  There is State Forest within running distance of town that is easily accessible for sports, sightseeing, horse riding, etc.   It is only a short drive to the snowfields and a four-hour drive from both Melbourne and Canberra.

The beaches are as good as you will find anywhere - and much more quiet.  Apart from people, you might have to share the water with the seals, fairy penguins, dolphins and whales.  The waters are also clean and there are big amateur and professional fishing industries - for abalone, sea urchin, crayfish and shark.

There are four primary schools in the district and one secondary college.  There are several churches.  The town caters for most sports and it has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor sports complex, tennis courts and several outdoor playing fields.

Building

Orbost Medical Group is situated right next to the Hospital (Orbost Regional Health). The Clinic was built six years ago by Orbost Regional Health and is presently undergoing major extensions to accommodate our visiting specialists.

Clinical

We have several specialists visit our clinic but sometimes we still need to send patients to Bairnsdale or Sale to visit specialists. As a result we are fairly independent. We do our own obstetrics up to and including LUSCS as well as minor sugrey, e.g., carpal tunnels, vasectomies, etc.

As the hospital does not have a resident doctor we provide all routine, emergency and after hours care for inpatients and out patients.

All Dr's are vocationally registered and have DRANZCOG. Dr's Hay and Ried maintain the CPD required for the obstetric diploma. Dr Hay participates in the anaesthetic CPD. Dr Reid is currently finishing his surgical training. Dr Japhary practices acupuncture. We have a visiting radiographer once a week for routine x-rays and between visits we perform the x-rays ourselves.

Hours / After Hours

We work three sessions per week and one weekend in three or four.  At weekends we do a ward round each morning at the hospital, a Saturday morning surgery and then provide an on-call service whilst pursuing as much recreational activity as possible.

Registrar Conditions

Two flats are available for registrar and locum use. Alternative accommodation can be arranged to suit families.