Healthcare in Sydney
The public healthcare system in Sydney, as in greater Australia, is funded through Medicare, a free service available to Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent visa holders. This covers or largely subsidises treatment by general practitioners, hospitals and opticians. It is advisable to check carefully what is covered through the Medicare benefits in advance.
Temporary residents living in Sydney will not be eligible to utilise Medicare, however, and must take out their own private health insurance coverage.
In the same vein, even permanent resident expats may prefer to have private health insurance to cover the cost of private medical treatment. Expats should strongly consider pursuing something of the sort, and in many instances the option of transferring health insurance from back home to an Australian Insurance Fund is a possibility.
Sydney offers a wide selection of good hospitals in and around the city. The Sydney Hospital, Sydney Eye Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital are centrally located; to the south-west are the Sydney Private Hospital and the Holroyd Private Hospital.
Temporary residents living in Sydney will not be eligible to utilise Medicare, however, and must take out their own private health insurance coverage.
In the same vein, even permanent resident expats may prefer to have private health insurance to cover the cost of private medical treatment. Expats should strongly consider pursuing something of the sort, and in many instances the option of transferring health insurance from back home to an Australian Insurance Fund is a possibility.
Sydney offers a wide selection of good hospitals in and around the city. The Sydney Hospital, Sydney Eye Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital are centrally located; to the south-west are the Sydney Private Hospital and the Holroyd Private Hospital.
