Level 3, 393 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Our experienced and caring GPs at Atticus Health Hardware Lane cater to a wide range of patients and medical conditions.
We understand that our patients are busy people and we will, wherever possible, schedule appointments around their work commitments.
Atticus Health Hardware Lane prides itself on ensuring each patient is given sufficient time for appropriate consultation. Our GPs provide highly experienced and well-considered medical opinions and are provided with expert clinical support from our well-trained practice nurses. Atticus Health Hardware Lane has both male and female GPs to allow our patients to stay within the realms of their own comfort and/or religious beliefs.
All referrals are made to experienced and well-respected medical and allied health specialists.
We are located on the corner of Little Bourke Street and Hardware Lane, just above World Expeditions.
We offer a comprehensive range of medical services, including:
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If you are a new patient our telehealth service operates under Doctor In My Pocket. Telehealth appointments are not bulk billed. Patients will be billed at the clinic’s standard fees with Medicare rebates processed at the time of consultation.
Please book by calling us on 9670 4011 during business hours. You can also book telehealth appointments online with Doctor in My Pocket.
If you are a returning patient of Atticus Health (within the last 12 months) you can book to see a GP with video telehealth or normal telehealth by calling the clinic.
Our podiatry service is offered by David Lee.
To learn more about our Podiatry services, visit our webpage.
We welcome new patients to the practice.
We generally deal with all sorts of medical issues, however, if you have a particular need, please call us and we’re happy to discuss which practitioner or service might best be able to help you.
Here are a few tips to consider when making an appointment, so that you can get the greatest benefit from the experience:
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Hardware Lane Clinic is a private billing clinic with Medicare rebates processed onsite.
Melbourne was first founded in 1835 and went on to boom in the 1850s after gold was found at Ballarat and Bendigo.
Atticus Health Hardware Lane opened in March 2022 after moving from their location at William Street Clinic.
Since 1982 William Street Clinic (as it was known prior to being a part of Atticus Health) has catered to the specific needs of people who work in the city who need to see a doctor. The clinic was started by Dr Harry Imber and Dr Kaz Czuba. Kaz retired in 2019, Harry in 2021, leaving Enza (the receptionist of some 36 years) to continue her good work.
Atticus Health took over William Street Clinic in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic left Melbourne CBD largely empty. The Atticus team instantly resonated with the caring culture and quality driven ethos of the clinic and sought to become a part of its rich history, and indeed ensure that its future was intact and strong.
In March of 2022, William Street Clinic, along with its staff, made the big move to Hardware Lane, in the CBD.
These days, the clinic continues to serve the needs of city folk and has been particularly famed for running on time, which is very helpful to the busy professionals who use the service. Patients attend for day to day needs and many benefit from an annual health review.
Apart from those who come to Melbourne city to work, there is a 184,000 resident population with a median age of 28 years. A city of coffee aficionados, interestingly there are 2390 cafes and restaurants in Melbourne city! It also has the largest tram system in the world, outside of Europe, and, according to the Crimes Act 1958, if you meet with a pirate in Melbourne, you must not trade with them!
Well, I guess it all started in 2010 when I saw the old “Boatshed Café” for sale across the road from Carrum Station. The house behind the café was being sold with it. I took a walk down to the Patterson River, fell in love with the whole thing, signed away and thought, this is beautiful.
Business plan – what business plan?
– Dr Floyd Gomes, Founder
When it comes to healthcare, from the outset, we consider first the whole person or organisation, their goals and aspirations. A deep understanding of that allows for the best decisions and outcomes to be reached in partnership after all. With this mentality, we’ve been able to grow. Grow, yet stay humble, still.
The areas we have grown into reflect how we can make a real difference. These areas are:
We run several GP clinics. This is where we started and continue to persevere, always striving for improvement.
We are happy to work with motivated workplaces to help maximise the health outcomes of their employee base. We consider that workplaces have relevance to and potential input in the health and well being of a community. We conduct our corporate health services with due independence and impartiality, yet at the same time seek to foster a mutual sense of purpose and transparent communication for the benefit of all parties.
We consider the frail and elderly to be particular members of the community who we have a responsibility to care for. From humble beginnings we have grown to supply GP services to nearly 1000 patients living in retirement villages and nursing homes around Melbourne. In particular we are the main provider of GP services to nursing homes on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Within aged care, our mission is to deliver a 24/7 medical service. We coordinate this by accepting all calls anytime via 1800 ATTICUS (1800 288 4287). Through the cultivation of a strong reputation for quality and compassion over many years, we have seen this area of our business grow substantially.
By attending to matters in a flexible manner by the exchange of images or conversation digitally, we have grown accustomed to creating solutions remotely. This concept, “Telehealth”, does improve efficiency, accessibility and timeliness of health care. It is for this reason that we now offer telehealth services nationwide – it simply makes good sense.
One thing has remained constant throughout, that is, our commitment to getting to know and understand communities. As a provider of medical services, fundamentally we learn so much about the fabric of a community. We share in its ups and downs. As such, we feel compelled to promote deeper, meaningful community spirit. And, we recognise how great an impact this potentially and actually has on the outcomes of health – for the individual and for the collective. Our story then, is very much that of being one with the community.
