to bring a diverse range of experienced local GP’sand allied health professionals together to providecomprehensive healthcare, 7 days a week.With the ongoing success of the Myers Street Practice, Geelong Medical & Health Group set their sights to the south of Geelong. The Cottage Medical Centre in Grovedale was established in 2009 to provide services for the people of Grovedale, Waurn Ponds, Highton, Belmont, Marshall, Armstrong Creek and the Surf Coast and surrounding areas.

The Geelong Medical and Health Group is proud ofthe service it has provided the greater Geelongcommunity over the past 45 years and has made acommitment to continue to invest in quality peopleand programs to ensure our patients receive the bestpossible outcomes into the future.

Caring for your family when you need it.

148 Myers Street Geelong

p: 5229 5192 f: 5229 6090reception@msfm.com.au

222 Torquay Road Grovedale

p: 5241 6129 f: 5241 6762reception@cottagehealth.com.au

Providing Quality Healthcare to the greater Geelong community since 1969.

www.geelongmedicalgroup.com.au

Myers Street Family Medical Practice and The Cottage Medical Centre are proudly family owned & operated under the Geelong Medical & Health Group banner.

The group is owned by the Green family, a name synonymous with health care in the Geelong area. Jim Green heads the group and has been a pharmacist is Geelong since 1969 when he opened his first pharmacy in the heart of the CBD; Jim Green’s Pharmacy.

From those early days (and a few locationchanges) the business settled in the current MyersStreet facility. The evolution from helping people ata pharmaceutical level to then providing qualitymedical services developed partly from Jim’s visionand partly from a community need, so with theamalgamation of some smaller GP clinics the MyersStreet Family Medical Practice was opened in 2004.The objective remains as strong today as it did then,

Myers Street Family Medical Practice Geelong was opened in April 2004 and was the amalgamation of numerous smaller practices around the community. The objective was to bring a diverse range of experienced local GP’s and allied health professionals together into one common, city centre that boasted high quality, comprehensive healthcare, 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week.

From our early beginnings, the practice has grown substantially. Now offering a dedicated team of healthcare professionals whose commitment is to the health and well-being of you and your family.

Our services include:• GP’s and family medicine• Flu & travel vaccinations and advice• Diabetes & Asthma Educators• Health checks• Corporate & Workplace health• Dietetics• GP acupuncture• Maternal health• Physiotherapy• Podiatry• Psychology• Skin checks• Speech pathology

Onsite pathology, pharmacy and café complement our patient care.

DorsaVi Program

DorsaVi Ltd have developed wearable sensortechnology for use in clinical practice, elite sports andoccupational health and safety which enables manyaspects of detailed human movement and positionto be accurately captured, quantified and assessedoutside a biomechanics

lab, in both real-time and real situations. The use of this data can then be used to provide relevant treatment. The program is achieving excellent outcomes for patients with newly acquired injuries and chronic long term pain sufferers alike and is currently only available in Geelong through The Cottage & Myers Street centres.

The program is achieving excellent outcomes for patients with newly acquired injuries and chronic long term pain sufferers alike.

Chronic Disease Management

Our healthcare team provide risk assessments to determine risk factors present which take into consideration things such as family history, age, gender, smoking status and more. Ideally we work to prevent the onset of chronic diseases with regular health checks and positive lifestyle choices.

Examples of chronic diseases include – but are not limited to:

• Arthritis• Asthma• Cancer• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome• Depression• Diabetes• Heart disease• Kidney disease• Osteoporosis

For those affected by chronic disease, we work with you to manage and treat your individual case to help maintain or improve your functionality and quality of life.

Corporate Health & Pre Employment Medicals

Geelong’s Myers Street Family Medical Practice in conjunction with The Cottage MedicalCentre in Grovedale operates a comprehensive corporate care program. Corporate care is about maximising health in the workplace through active preventative measures. Our clinical consultants can cater for all workplace and industry types providing the flexibility & convenience to deliver within the workplace or at one of our centres.

At the heart of our corporate care program is the theory that healthy workers are generally happy workers, and healthy, happy workers are productive workers. Looking after staff is an integral part of overall productivity.

Our specialist staff can provide:

•Drug & Alcohol testing - Qualified deliverymeeting Australian & industry standards, tailoredspecifically to each individual workplace. Discretionand privacy assured.

•Pre Employment medicals - Our qualified nurses& GPs can screen new or existing staff with flexibletesting designed specifically for the role or industryrequired, i.e. Functional Capacity testing (work taskfitness) & much more.

•Vaccine clinics - Flu & Travel shots & advice,Pneumonia, Hepatitis A&B.

•Health screening - We can set up a pathologycollection centre at your work site and take blood totest staff for a range of illnesses and conditions, likediabetes, cholesterol, liver function, kidney function etc. Helping you create a healthy and productive workplace.

Safe Work Australia has estimated the cost of work-related injuries as $57.5 billion dollars

in 2005-06, or 5.9% of Australia’s gross domestic product*.

*Source – Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007-08 National Health Survey, and the work-related injuries topic of the ABS

2009-10 Multipurpose Household Survey (MPHS)

The Cottage Medical Centre in Grovedale was established by the Myers Street Family Medical Practice in 2009 to provide medical services for the people of Grovedale, Waurn Ponds, Belmont, Marshall, Armstrong Creek and the Surf Coast.

Situated on Torquay Road, The Cottage Medical Centre underwent a major development in 2013 building a new state of the art medical centre which now operates from behind our beautiful 1850’s heritage-listed German cottage.

With GPs & Allied health professionals operating from 14 consulting rooms, modern treatment room, health & fitness room and pathology services, it delivers professional outcomes for patients in a comfortable and modern facility. The completion of Jim Green’s Pharmacy and café will further add to the holistic service our patients receive.

Our team of friendly, efficient and professional doctors can assess your medical needs as we provide a range of specialised health and allied health services.

Our services include:• GP’s and family medicine• Flu & travel vaccinations and advice• GP acupuncture• Diabetes & Asthma Educators• Maternal & Female health• Physiotherapy• Exercise Physiology• Podiatry• Psychology• Speech pathology• Corporate & Workplace health• Lifestyle & wellbeing (including Health & Fitness Studio)• Exercise & Medical equipment hire• Pathology and much more