Need to know
Health in FootscrayHospital, clinic, chemist, then dentist.
Footscray Hospital emergency is open 24 hours. Enter at 20 Geelong Road or 89 Ballarat Road. Market Medical at 39 Leeds bulk bills with a Medicare card. Millennium Medical in the plaza lists Vietnamese. Tran Pharmacy is 73B Nicholson. cohealth is 575A Barkly, West Footscray.
Updated 2026-09-17
Emergency
Local numbers for 3011 and 3012 if you need help right now.
- Triple Zero000Police, fire, ambulance. Life or property at risk. From a mobile you can also call 112.
- Footscray Hospital ED(03) 8345 666624 hours. Vehicle drop-off 20 Geelong Road. Campus 89 Ballarat Road.
- SES132 500Flood, storm, fallen trees. Call 000 if life is at risk.
- Nurse-on-Call1300 60 60 24Victoria. For when you are not sure you need the ED.
- Safe Steps1800 015 188Family violence, 24 hours. Immediate danger: 000.
Warnings: VicEmergency. Confirm the hospital door if you are driving.
Where is the emergency department?
Western Health lists the ED at 20 Geelong Road, open 24 hours, with a signed vehicle drop-off. The campus address is 89-99 Ballarat Road. Switchboard is (03) 8345 6666. This is not a GP.
Where can you get a bulk-billed GP?
Footscray Market Medical Clinic at 39 Leeds Street is listed as bulk billing only with a Medicare card. Walk-ins when possible. Sunday mornings are fortnightly and by appointment. Millennium Medical Centre in Footscray Plaza lists Vietnamese and English. cohealth at 575A Barkly, West Footscray, is community health with interpreters on 131 450.
Where are the chemists and dentists?
Chemist Warehouse on Barkly is the high-volume retail search. TerryWhite on Hopkins is closer to the market. Tran Pharmacy at 73B Nicholson is the Little Saigon chemist. Dentists cluster on Leeds and Barkly: Phung Tran, Fine Smiles, Ezy Dental. Footscray Chinese Medicine Centre at 139 Hopkins is herbs, acupuncture and cupping. Phone bookings on (03) 9687 3388. It is not the hospital ED.
Questions people ask next
- Is Footscray Hospital ED always open?
- Yes. Western Health lists the emergency department as 24 hours, including public holidays.
- Which chemist is closest to the market?
- TerryWhite Chemmart at 132-134 Hopkins Street. Chemist Warehouse is on Barkly. Tran Pharmacy is 73B Nicholson.
- Where can I see a Vietnamese-speaking GP in Footscray?
- Millennium Medical Centre in Footscray Plaza lists Vietnamese and English. Book on (03) 9687 8633. Confirm billing when you call.
- Where is Chinese medicine in Footscray?
- Footscray Chinese Medicine Centre at 139 Hopkins Street. Herbs, acupuncture and cupping. Phone bookings on (03) 9687 3388. This is not the hospital ED.
Places in this guide
Footscray Hospital
Western Health campus on Ballarat and Geelong Roads. The ED entrance is signed at 20 Geelong Road with a drop-off zone.
89-99 Ballarat Road, Footscray VIC 3011Footscray Market Medical Clinic
Bulk-billing GP beside the market. Walk-ins accepted when the book allows. Medicare card required for no-fee visits.
39 Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011Millennium Medical Centre
Plaza GP with Vietnamese and English. Bulk-billing listed. Book ahead. Sunday is not a walk-in guarantee.
Footscray Plaza, corner Albert and Paisley Streets, Footscray VIC 3011cohealth West Footscray
Community health on Barkly in West Footscray. Interpreters via 131 450. Wheelchair access and parking. Not the hospital ED.
575A Barkly Street, West Footscray VIC 3012Chemist Warehouse Footscray
The chemist people type into Maps. Barkly Street, not the hospital campus. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
190 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011TerryWhite Chemmart Footscray
Hopkins Street pharmacy opposite the food strip. Useful when you want a smaller shop than Chemist Warehouse.
132-134 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Tran Pharmacy
Vietnamese-run chemist on the Nicholson strip, metres from Tan Thanh Loi. Scripts and over-the-counter without walking to Barkly.
73B Nicholson Street, Footscray VIC 3011Footscray Chinese Medicine Centre
Hopkins Street TCM: herbs, acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion and massage. A clinic, not a hospital, and not a yum cha room.
139 Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC 3011Phung Tran Dental Group
Family dental clinic on Leeds, metres from the market. General, emergency and kids' first visits.
13 Leeds Street, Footscray VIC 3011Fine Smiles Dental
Barkly family and cosmetic clinic. NSQHS-aligned, health-fund friendly, and a straight walk from Chemist Warehouse.
170-172 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011Ezy Dental Group
Barkly clinic covering check-ups, implants, Invisalign and same-day emergency slots for the inner west.
289 Barkly Street, Footscray VIC 3011