We are working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) to ensure we have the resources in place to manage the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.
If you have an emergency and you need an ambulance, you will get one. Every call to Triple Zero (000) is carefully assessed to ensure we understand the patient’s requirements and to ensure they get the care they need.
Less urgent calls go to our Referral Service for more detailed assessment to match callers to the service that best suits their needs. We may direct our callers to alternative care in some of these cases.
As always, it is important to save Triple Zero (000) for emergencies only.
Anyone
who thinks they have COVID-19 should contact the Coronavirus
Hotline on 1800 675 398.
The
Nurse-On-Call Hotline is also available 24/7 on 1300 60 60 24 for
general health advice or to discuss other health conditions.
You
can find further information, updates and advice on
COVID-19 here.