AU Australia Hospital Map

The emergency number is 000 (police, ambulance, and fire services combined). On mobile phones, you can also dial 112. Healthcare in Australia is very expensive. It is essential to have travel insurance. For minor illnesses like a cold, it is faster and cheaper to go to a local doctor (GP) rather than the emergency room (ED). In the state of Victoria, if you are unsure whether to go to the emergency room, you can call Nurse-on-Call at 1300 60 60 24 for 24-hour nursing advice. There is also VVED (Victorian Virtual Emergency Department), which provides emergency consultations at home for burns. Before going to the emergency room, you can check the real-time waiting times for each hospital on the state's health department website.