Urgent Care
The Hastings Health Centre’s Urgent Care service is your one stop ‘walk in’ medical and health care service.
Urgent Care Clinic is our walk in accident and medical healthcare service.
No appointment is needed. Urgent Care is open seven days a week from 8am to 8pm including public holidays and is available to anyone including visitors to Hawkes Bay.
Every patient is triaged by a nurse on arrival to help with assessing priority of treatment. Our department is CORNERSTONE Accredited and meets NZ Urgent Care 2015 Standards and ACC benchmarks.
A wide variety of services support Urgent Care including:
- X-ray and ultrasound services
- Casting Clinic – for many types of broken bones
- Minor trauma including suturing, burns and other dressings
- Eye examinations
- Laboratory
- ECG
- Advanced treatment of
infections - Advanced treatment of dehydration
- Sexual health
- Nurse led services
Dr. Dennis Wales
General PractitionerOriginally from Texas, Dennis completed his training in South Carolina and is an expert in all areas of primary healthcare.
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Dr. Frank Wiehahn
General PractitionerFrank’s medical career expands more than 20 years. He has an interest in family and emergency medicine.
Phone: (06) 873 8577
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Urgent Care
Dr. Pauline Teong
Urgent Care FellowPauline puts a lot of emphasis on patient care as well as making sure patients receive the best possible medical treatment and advice.
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Dr. Pip Story
General PractitionerPip is a senior doctor with a mixed emergency medicine/general practice background.
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Urgent Care
Our department meets NZ Urgent Care 2015 Standards and ACC benchmarks.
Our Services
Our casting clinic provides timely and quality care to both enrolled and casual patients and is operated by our casting clinic nurses and Urgent Care doctors.
Please ask us if you require your images to be seen by a specialist or health professional outside of Hastings Health Centre. We operate by an appointment system and have the flexibility to allow for urgent appointments.
Our great team at The Pharmacy is here for all your prescription and pharmacy needs. We work within Urgent Care’s opening hours, 8am to 8pm, seven days a week. We are here to help you and for The Hastings Health Centre’s enrolled patients, we’ll even pick up your prescription from your GP Suite and dispense it for you – all you need to do is pick it up when you are ready.
Open Hours
Urgent Care & Pharmacy
Every day 8am to 9pm
GP Suites & Special Services (closed on public holidays)
Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm
CALL US ON (06) 873 8999
303 St Aubyn St West, entry via Nelson St
**IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 111 FOR AN AMBULANCE**
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