Editing Stranded Travellers in Melbourne wiki (section)

=='''Medical Issues'''==

'''"Nurse-on-call"''' on 1300 60 60 24, for a local call charge, 24hours a day for information on nearby doctors, pharmacies and advice.

'''Alfred Hospital'''
Commercial Road Melbourne, Phone 9076 2000
Tram route: 72
•	acute medical and surgical hospital services
•	inpatient and outpatient treatment including geriatric medicine 
•	centre for heart-lung transplants and treatment of trauma, HIV/AIDS and hemophilia
•	after-hours emergency and casualty services
www.alfred.org.au

'''Royal Melbourne Hospital'''
Grattan Street Parkville
Phone 9342 7000
Tram route: 19, 55, 59, 68
•	outpatients’ emergency service

'''Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital'''
32 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne
Phone 9929 8666
Tram route: 31, 109, 112
•	outpatients’ emergency service

'''Royal Women’s Hospital'''
132 Grattan Street, Carlton
Phone 9344 2000
Tram route: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72
•	outpatients’ emergency service

'''Living Room Primary Health Service'''
7-9 Hosier Lane, Melbourne 3000
Phone 9662 4488, Freecall 1800 440 188
Weekdays: 1pm-5pm
•	health services
•	referrals and information
•	counseling
•	chill out space
•	tea/coffee/snacks

Living Room is made up of a team of counselors, health workers and doctors who provide a confidential ‘user friendly’ free health service.
Drop into Hosier Lane or contact outreach workers by phone.
www.youthprojects.net


==='''Medical Costs'''===
A Doctor's visit can cost between $35-70 without travel or other insurance.

Just one trip in an ambulance can cost between AUD$670 to over $5,000, if an air ambulance is necessary.

Therefore, please check that you have sufficient travel insurance, or you are covered by the Reciprocal Healthcare Arrangement.

The Metropolitan Ambulance charges $871.15 for emergency road transport and $262.87 if they attend but do not transport you to hospital. Visit the Victorian Ambulance website for the most up to date fees. 


==='''Reciprocal Arrangements'''===
Australia has [http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ozhealth-visitors#reciprocal Reciprocal Health Care Agreements] with nine countries. 
These Agreements cover '''immediately necessary''' medical treatment only. Under these Agreements, residents of these countries have ''restricted'' access to Medicare while visiting Australia. The nine countries are:
#Ireland
#Italy
#Finland
#Malta
#the Netherlands
#New Zealand
#Norway
#Sweden
#United Kingdom

Please tell staff that you wish to be treated as a Medicare public patient under a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement. You may be required to produce your passport as evidence of your eligibility. For more info check [http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/ozhealth-visitors#reciprocal this website], visit any Medicare office or call 132 011.