A new Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Deception Bay is moving closer to opening following the appointment of ForHealth as operator for the Bailey Road site.
ForHealth Confirmed As Clinic Operator
ForHealth has been selected to run the upcoming Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at 75–79 Bailey Road, Deception Bay. The appointment followed a competitive tender process completed by the region’s primary health network. The clinic is expected to open in the coming months.
Role Of The Clinic In The Local Area
The Deception Bay clinic aims to provide timely treatment for non-life-threatening conditions and help reduce demand on nearby emergency departments. In 2023–24, about one-fifth of presentations at Caboolture Hospital involved semi-urgent or non-urgent matters.
The site will operate seven days a week with extended hours for people who cannot access routine general practice appointments.
What Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Provide
Medicare Urgent Care Clinics offer walk-in, fully bulk-billed care for urgent conditions requiring same-day attention.
They are designed to manage minor illnesses and injuries such as respiratory issues, gastrointestinal illness, urinary infections, closed fractures, simple lacerations, minor burns and eye injuries.
These clinics can also perform wound management, abscess drainage, basic fracture care, IV fluids, catheter changes and removal of foreign bodies. As at May 2024, three Medicare Urgent Care Clinics were already operating in the North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region.
Background On ForHealth
ForHealth supports independent health practitioners through a national network of medical and dental centres. Its network includes more than 1600 doctors, 200 allied health practitioners, 180 dentists, 500 nurses and 95 medical centres, delivering over 7 million patient consultations each year.
Next Steps For The Deception Bay Clinic
The Deception Bay clinic will join the wider national network of Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, which has recorded more than 2.2 million presentations since June 2023, including more than 439,800 in Queensland. Final preparations will continue ahead of the clinic’s planned opening in the coming months.
Published 9-Dec-2025
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