Cummins Medical Clinic - Rural

Cummins Medical clinic is an innovative rural practice in central lower Eyre Peninsula. The Clinic is fully computerized with Internet and email access from every consulting room, a paperless clinical record and recall system. The major focus of the practice is chronic disease management. Cummins Medical clinic encourages preventative health screenings such as pap smears, blood pressure monitoring, and skin checks. A full time practice nurse, and two part time practice nurses at this medical centre support GP's.

Address:
Tumby Bay Road Cummins, South Australia, 5631

Phone:
(08) 8676 2210

Fax:
(08) 8676 2257

Email:
cumminsmedical@ozemail.com.au

Principal Contact:
Mitchell Pedler

GP Supervisor(s):
Dr Gerard Quigley

Hours of business:
Mon to Fri 8.30am-5.30pm

Number of GPs in Practice:
FT: 2

Branches:
Cummins and District Memorial Hospital

Special interests, services and procedures offered:
Home visits, check ups, family planning, pap smears, pregnancy tests, ECG – heart check, counselling, vaccinations, nutritional advice, weigh in, sports medicine, skin checks, and chronic disease management.

Description of region:
Cummins sits at the centre of rich undulating farmland on lower Eyre Peninsula, and offers a good array of shops, health, sport and accommodation facilities. The major industries at Cummins are sheep and grain growing.


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Regional Highlights

  • Attractions:
    Half an hour drive away from Cummins, there are the east and west coasts, with their magnificent fishing and surfing beaches. To the east coast there is the Glendara Rose Garden, Koppio Smithy Museum, and Tod Reservoir and Museum.
    • Mt Dutton Bay Woolshed Museum:
      The Mt Dutton Bay Woolshed was established and built by pioneer ‘Price Maurice’ in 1875. The Museum consists of hundreds of local items depicting the history of the Shearing, farming and fishing era. These items adorn the restored stone walls of this heritage listed woolshed. Some items were found under debris of the woolshed at the time of restoration (mid 1992).