HealthCentral - Alexandra

HealthCentral - Alexandra HealthCentral is Alexandra's largest General Practice & Integrated Physio. We are open from 8am to 6pm daily, including weekends. We offer patient centred care and support for the whole community.

💉💉Flu vaccines will be available from 1 April 2026💉💉

To book, please call reception on (03) 440 0295 or you can walk in anytime between 8am and 6pm.

See you soon!

📌📌Adult ADHD Service📌📌

Did you know that adult patients no longer require a psychiatrist endorsement to start medical treatment for ADHD?

HealthCentral now offers an Adult ADHD Service and has a GP available to assess, diagnose and prescribe ADHD medication for adults 18 years and older.

If you would like to know more about this service, talk to your GP during your next visit or contact our reception team on (03) 440 0295.

www.rnzcgp.org.nz

Introducing - Dr Thomas van der Velde!

Dr Thomas joins us from the Netherlands and will be employed at HealthCentral until mid October. He did his medical training at the University hospital in Groningen and has worked in Emergency and Geriatric care as well as General Practice.

Dr Thomas loves travelling and in his spare time likes to be active including running/hiking and cycling.

He will be working 4 days each week and has appointments available from tomorrow. Please call reception on 440 0295 if you would like to book an appointment with him.

Would you like to see a GP this week? HealthCentral have plenty of appointments available this week with both female and male GPs. Just give our friendly receptionists a call today on 03 440 0295 and they can arrange a booking for you.

Visitors and new patients to the practice always welcome!

The Team at HealthCentral would like to wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season.

Please note that our Urgent Care Centre is open from 8am to 6pm every day except Christmas Day. From the 24th December 2025 to 4th January 2026 all services will be delivered from Level 1 (upstairs). You are welcome to use the staircase or the lift.

📌 Open 8am to 6pm, 7 days a week (excluding Christmas Day)
📌 Walk in, no appointment necessary
📌 Visitors and patients from other practices are welcome
📌 Children aged 13 and under are FREE

If you require a repeat prescription during this timeframe, please call reception on 440 0295 or request it via the MMH patient portal.

Best wishes,
The HealthCentral Team

HealthCentral is looking for furnished accommodation for a GP starting with us in 2026.

Ideally it needs to be available from late January 2026 to mid October 2026 although there is some flexibility with the dates.

Do you know of something suitable? If so, please call Jenaya on 440 0295 or email [email protected].

Thanks!

🦠 As reported yesterday (29 September), there is one confirmed measles case in the Queenstown area. There is no known link between the Queenstown case and the Northland cases.

🦠 Two new measles cases have been confirmed in Northland today. Both of these cases have been in quarantine while infectious. There have now been six cases of measles in the region in total.

👉 There are a number of new locations of interest, primarily in Queenstown and Cromwell, but also in Northland, following ongoing contact tracing efforts.

For Locations of Interest advice, visit: http://spr.ly/6187AgqtZ

📞 Call Healthline on 0800 611 116 urgently if you haven’t been contacted by public health already, and stay home until you’ve received advice.

🏠 If you have any measles symptoms also stay home and seek health advice. Call your usual healthcare or Hauora provider or ring Healthline. Measles symptoms: high fever, cough, runny nose, sore red eyes, followed by a rash.

😷 If you need to visit a health care facility call first and tell the healthcare professional that you have been to a Location of Interest. If you need an in-person appointment, wear a well-fitting mask to protect others.

👉 For more info, visit: http://spr.ly/6188Agqtw

Today marks one year since HealthCentral moved into our purpose-built building!

What a year it’s been. As we mark this milestone, we want to take a moment to first recognise our dedicated team who consistently go above and beyond to care for our patients.

Our purpose-built facility has been a game changer — not only for our staff and patients but for the wider Central Otago region. Winning Gold at the New Zealand Commercial Projects Awards and being described as complex, beautiful, and functional is a testament to the thoughtful design and its importance to the community.

But this year has been about much more than just working from a new space. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, including the successful integration of physiotherapy into our general practice and the launch of our walk-in Urgent Care Centre — a vital service that has been incredibly well received by the community.

We are genuinely grateful to our patients and the wider community for your continued support. Thank you for being part of our journey.

Jenaya Smith
General Manager