Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

FREE RATS For Concession Card Holders

Free Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits are now available to eligible Commonwealth concession card holders at nine Mackay Hospital and Health Services facilities across the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday communities.

Mackay | 54 Victoria St (previous vaccination & testing clinic)

Sarina Hospital | ED reception

Clermont MPHS | Reception

Dysart Hospital | Outpatient reception

Moranbah Hospital | Conference room entrance

Proserpine Hospital | Ambulance entrance (park on the road and walk in)

Cannonvale Community Health Centre | Administration reception

Collinsville MPHS | Administration reception

Bowen Hospital | Main administration building

Check each facility’s open hours online https://bit.ly/3oK9YHO

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Eligible people are to present their physical concession card or digital card in the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app at each facility when collecting the RAT kits.

Free RAT kits for concession card holders are no longer available through community pharmacies.

Mackay Base Hospital is not a designated distribution point.

More information and eligibility for free RAT kits, please visit https://bit.ly/3bqJKGZ

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