New much-needed doctors welcomed in Yarra Junction

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Dr Bin Shi, Dr Kim Le, Chanduni (nurse), Dr Channa Weerasehara and Dr Brahman Malapurathattil from Yarra Junction Medical. 295897_10 (STEWART CHAMBERS)

Four new Doctors – Dr Bin Shi, Dr Kim Ngan Le, Dr Leela John and Dr Kumara Jayasinghe are joining Dr Colombage, Dr Weerasekara and Dr Malapurathattil to provide much-needed medical services in the Upper Yarra Valley at Yarra Junction Medical Centre.

Yarra Junction Medical Centre is a bulk-billing Medical Centre located on the Warburton Highway in Yarra Junction.

The clinic has been looking after the people of the Upper Yarra Valley and surrounds for more than 40 years.

Located in the Yarra Junction shopping area, it has ample on-site parking available for patients. Patients visiting via public transport can catch the 683 bus route which stops nearby on Warburton Highway.

Being located on the intersection of Warburton Highway and Little Yarra Road, the clinic is in a perfect location for patients from Yarra Junction, Launching Place, Don Valley and Wesburn.

The doctors are assisted by Practice Nurse’s Chanduni, Kate and Kim and together they are helping patients with complex health needs and health assessments as well as other general nursing duties.

The clinic also welcomes Tanya and Cecile from EACH who run the Right Care = Better Health Program. The program aims to provide individually tailored care for people living with complex and chronic conditions. The purpose of the Right Care = Better Health service is to ensure people with complex and chronic conditions receive appropriate and timely individually tailored person-centered care, experience improved quality of life and experience a lowered rate of avoidable hospital admissions.

Also located on-site is Dorevitch Pathology, Glenister Podiatry, Hidden River Counselling Services, All Ears Hearing Audiology, provisional psychologist Jasper Eames and Dr Michael Jones Cardiologist who along with his team from Rural Cardiology consult and perform stress echocardiograms in the practice each month.

Current hours are 8.30am – 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am – 3pm Saturdays.

Well experienced and friendly reception staff are there to help you with your appointments and enquiries, appointments can be made by calling 59671606 or bookings can be made any time via the Hotdoc app or visiting www.hotdoc.com.au