In Asia, ‘village’ is synonymous with poverty and dilapidation. Here in the West, it carries connotations of quaint olde worlde rustic charm. It is in fact fashionable to add ‘village’ to names of shopping centers and local places.
So 5 mins away we have trendy Burnside Village, a shopping center frequented by the fashionable and well heeled. On our doorsteps, we have a small shopping precinct called Norwood Village. Way up North, we have Golden Grove Village.
A short walk up the road on The Parade, there used to stand an old building with a very dated 1970s facade which housed Centrelink, dept of social welfare. It has since been completely revamped and is now home to a glitzy ritzy spanking new medical center, aptly named Norwood Village medical and dental center.
This morning, taking Christopher to the GP, I had my first glimpse of the new medical center just 5 mins walk from home. My, was I impressed! It was better than walking into a 5 star hotel lobby hehehe. It is just two weeks old and a stunner. I tell ya, compared to other doctors’ waiting rooms, this blew me away. Have a lookee…..
Awww, ok, so maybe I was exaggerating. But this is one doctor’s rooms with a difference because
- it is open 365 days a year
- it bulk bills (that means it is FREE…..the ONLY medical center to do so in this part of town)
- it has LOOOONNGG opening hours 7am – 10pm weekdays and 8am-10pm weekends (unheard of in Oz)
- 5 star service from reception staff
- no waiting times for GP cos we were the only patients this morning at 9.30 am
- X ray is FREE, within the same medical centre, and no waiting for this either
- the 6 GPs there have an average experience of some 29 years, the minimum had 10 years of practice and listen to this, two of them have FRACP in Pediatrics, no less !!!
OMG, what else can one ask for? This is one medical centre that fell out of Heaven !
