Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre

What Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre does

Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre (WAMC), also known as Wellington After Hours Medical Centre, is a GP-owned walk-in urgent care clinic founded in 1998 by Wellington general practitioners. It operates from a single location at 17 Adelaide Road, Mount Cook, Wellington, and is open 8am-9pm every day of the year, including public holidays, serving approximately 42,000 patient visits annually. The clinic positions itself as Wellington's only ACC (Accident Compensation Corporation) accredited Urgent Care Medical Centre, with facilities and clinical systems meeting the audited national standard for urgent care clinics in New Zealand.

The core offering is walk-in urgent medical care for accidents and acute conditions — sprains, lacerations, and broken bones — with no appointment necessary. The service is differentiated by an on-site, vertically integrated care pathway: x-ray imaging via Pacific Radiology, on-site plastering and casting (with synthetic casts and waterproof linings), an Urgent Pharmacy open 9am-9pm daily, and a Fracture Clinic operating under the orthopaedic guidance of Mr Woosung Kim on Monday afternoons and Tuesday mornings, charging $65 per follow-up visit. A sub-brand, the Wellington Travel Clinic, operates Wednesdays by appointment from the same address and is an accredited Yellow Fever vaccination centre. The business model is fee-for-service at the point of consultation (cash, Visa, Mastercard); the clinic does not accept direct insurance settlement, so overseas visitors pay out-of-pocket and claim reimbursement. Children under 14 receive free consultations after 5pm and on weekends, and High User Health Card / Community Service Card / VLCA patients receive reduced after-hours fees under New Zealand public health funding rules.

Customer segments are horizontally diversified across urgent care patients, Wellington visitors, and unregistered residents. The clinic maintains limited marketing activity, relying on word-of-mouth, GP referrals, and ACC/government system pathways for demand generation. Ownership remains with the founding Wellington GPs — no institutional investors, private equity, or holding company structures are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre

Legal name

Wellington Accident and Urgent Medical Centre

Website

https://wamc.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre is a GP-owned walk-in urgent care clinic in Wellington, New Zealand, founded in 1998. Open 8am-9pm daily, it serves approximately 42,000 patients per year with accident care, on-site x-ray, plastering, pharmacy, and fracture clinic services under ACC accreditation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urgent Care Medical Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFADAG

Occupational Medicine & Work Injury Urgent Care Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency & Urgent Care Services

Keywords

• Urgent care services
• Walk-in medical centre
• After-hours healthcare
• Fracture clinic services
• Accident and medical

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation Fees: Fees charged for urgent care medical consultations. Children under 14 receive free consultations after 5pm and during weekends. High needs groups (VLCA practices, Community Service Card holders, High User Health Card holders) receive reduced charges during after-hours periods.
2. Fracture Clinic Services: Private clinic providing ongoing fracture care and follow-up after initial injury treatment. Charge of $65 per visit for each appointment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WAMC provides walk-in urgent medical care for accidents, injuries, and acute health problems, with no appointment required, open 8am–9pm every day of the year. On-site it integrates X-ray imaging (Pacific Radiology), plastering and casting, a fracture follow-up clinic, and a pharmacy, enabling one-stop diagnosis and treatment. A separate Wellington Travel Clinic operates on Wednesdays for pre-travel vaccinations including Yellow Fever.

Product overview

Wellington Accident & Urgent Medical Centre operates as a single unified urgent care medical facility offering walk-in services with no appointment necessary. The core offering is urgent medical care for accidents and emergencies, supported by integrated on-site services including Fracture Clinic, plastering facilities, Pacific Radiology x-ray services, and an Urgent Pharmacy. An additional specialist Travel Clinic operates separately on Wednesday mornings. The centre is ACC accredited and serves approximately 42,000 patients annually, operating from 8am-9pm daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wellington Travel Clinic: Specialist Travel Medicine team providing comprehensive pre-travel health services including vaccinations, accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination center. Located at same address, operates on Wednesdays only with bookings required.

Products and services

• Urgent Care Services Walk-in urgent medical care for accidents and acute medical problems such as sprains, lacerations, and broken bones. Open 8am–9pm every day with no appointment necessary, and includes on-site x-ray and plastering for fracture diagnosis and treatment. Targeted at individuals unable to access their GP after-hours, visitors to Wellington, and people not yet registered with a GP.
• Fracture Clinic Specialist fracture follow-up clinic providing ongoing care after initial injury treatment. Run by orthopaedic specialist Mr Woosung Kim and specialist nurses, offering synthetic casts in various colours, waterproof lining options, and follow-up care. Available Monday afternoons and Tuesday mornings by appointment at $65 per visit.
• Plastering Facilities On-site plastering and casting services with all nurses trained in applying plasters. Provides option for follow-up care at the Fracture Clinic, including synthetic casts in various colours and waterproof lining options.
• On-site X-ray Services (Pacific Radiology) On-site x-ray imaging provided by Pacific Radiology for rapid fracture diagnosis. Operating hours: 8am–9pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 9am–9pm Wednesday; 10am–6pm Saturdays and Sundays.
• On-site Urgent Pharmacy On-site pharmacy operating 9am–9pm seven days a week including public holidays (365 days a year), enabling immediate prescription dispensing for urgent care patients. Contact: (04) 385 8810.
• Wellington Travel Clinic Accredited Yellow Fever Vaccination centre offering comprehensive pre-travel health services including travel vaccinations. Operates at the same address on Wednesdays only by appointment with email bookings required.

Quantifiable outcome

• 42,000 patients treated annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pacific RadiologycoreTechnology or IntegrationPacific Radiology provides x-ray facilities on-site at the clinic. Operating hours: 8am-9pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday; 9am-9pm Wednesday; 10am-6pm Saturdays and Sundays.
• Urgent PharmacycoreTechnology or IntegrationOn-site pharmacy operating 9am-9pm Monday-Sunday and public holidays (365 days a year). Phone: (04) 385 8810.
• Mr Woosung Kim (Orthopaedic Specialist)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthopaedic specialist providing guidance for the Fracture Clinic which operates Monday afternoons and Tuesday mornings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• White Cross Healthcare: New Zealand's largest network of urgent care and walk-in GP clinics operating across the North Island. Directly comparable to WAMC in walk-in urgent care, x-ray, fracture care, and ACC-contracted services, but at multi-site scale.
• Concentra: US operator of urgent care and occupational medicine clinics with on-site x-ray, fracture care, and employer-focused services. Closely comparable to WAMC in combining urgent care with work/accident injury treatment and integrated diagnostics.
• NextCare Urgent Care: US urgent care chain offering walk-in care, x-ray, fracture management, and occupational health services. Directly comparable to WAMC in the integration of urgent care, imaging, and injury treatment under one roof.
• Local Doctors (Tamaki Health): NZ operator of walk-in, urgent care, and GP clinics (especially across Auckland). Comparable on the walk-in urgent care model, ACC integration, and after-hours access that WAMC depends on.
• Practice Plus (formerly Tāmaki Health 24/7): NZ virtual and in-person after-hours GP service. Comparable to WAMC's after-hours care positioning, with overlap in the after-hours primary care segment and partial overlap in Wellington's patient base.

Others

• St John New Zealand: New Zealand's primary ambulance and emergency services provider, which also runs some urgent care and after-hours clinics. An ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor, but intersects with WAMC in emergency and after-hours patient triage.

Broad incumbents

• GoHealth Urgent Care: US urgent care operator (backed by strategic investors) with integrated on-site diagnostics and a walk-in model. Relevant comparable on integrated urgent care delivery, but operates at much larger scale in a different market.
• CityMD: Large US walk-in urgent care chain with on-site x-ray, fracture care, and extended hours. Broadly comparable to WAMC's walk-in urgent care + on-site diagnostics model, but at materially greater scale and as part of a multi-state network.

Regional players

• Shorecare Urgent Care: Auckland-based urgent care clinic with on-site x-ray, fracture services, and extended hours. Closely comparable in service mix to WAMC, but operates in a different region rather than Wellington.
• Anglesea Urgent Care: Hamilton-based urgent care clinic offering walk-in accident and medical services with on-site x-ray. Comparable service model to WAMC, serving a different New Zealand region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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