Contact Details:

CentralMed, 56 , Cnr 14th Avenue and Devonport Rd Tauranga, New Zealand ph:  0064 7 928 8000 fax: 0064 7 928 8001 [email protected]

Location:

Our physical address is the corner of Devonport Road and 14th ave, Tauranga

Staff:

Medical Director: Dr.Iona Bailey. MBChB (Aberdeen, Scotland 1977) FRNZCGP.

Born in Scotland. Educated in England. Attended Medical School in Aberdeen Scotland. Emigrated to New Zealand in 1978. Worked in General Practice mainly - in South Waikato for 12 years and Tauranga ( Avenue 7 Health) for 7 years as a full time partner. Always been keen on outdoor sports and activities especially tramping and camping.Became interested in travel as a medical student when I travelled and worked in N.America , Western Europe including UK. Worked for 6 weeks in Leprosy Mission Hospital in N. India 1977 and travelled around Nepal. Also travelled a bit around South Pacific and briefly in Asia.Would travel more if it were not for family ( 2 teenage daughters) and a mortgage! Lives in Tauranga with daughters and husband. Full time partner at Avenue 7 Health - an inner city family practice comprising of four doctors. I have developed expertise and knowledge in travel medicine over last few years and developed a travel medicine service at Avenue 7 Health before becoming an Associate with TVMC in 1999. In 1999 completed a paper through Otago University in Travel Medicine.In 2000 will complete a paper on Tropical and Migrant Medicine to complete a postgraduate Certificate in Travel Medicine.

Registered Nurses: Gwen Carr.

Gwen is a fully registered nurse with a special interest in travel medicine. She has travelled around the world and now lives in Te Puke with her husband and 3 daughters.

Reception:

Hours of Operation:

7.30am to 6.30pm weekdays and 8am to 12pm saturdays

After Hours Arrangements:

I can be contacted in an emergency through Baycare Medical Services ( ph. 07 578 8111)

Clinic Specialities:

Tauranga is a city of about 70 000, and is New Zealand's 5th largest city. Outside of Auckland it is New Zealand's fastest growing city. It has a lovely climate and is a popular place to live, attracting also a large percentage of retired people. It is a city of travellers, and has one of the highest usage of vaccines per capita than anywhere else in New Zealand. Being a small centre, the TMVC clinic operates on a part time basis only under the TMVC Associate program, but travellers can be seen outside of the advertised hours, by arrangement. It is also the WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre for Tauranga.

Your Clinic Visit

We look forward to welcoming you to our clinic. You may care to visit our patient information section for details of what to expect when you visit us, what to bring to your appointment, and some background information on some of the more common vaccines.