Dr. Andrew Egan

"The scheme hasn't been a great success as it involves putting together a team care plan, which is a document most doctors have to fill out, but don't have the time to do in the country," said Dr Andrew Egan of the Bombala Street Surgery.

Medical Director: Dr Andrew Egan
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Dr Andrew Egan

Our managing doctor is a keen rural GP with interests in Travel Medicine, Sports medicine, Obstetrics, Anaesthesia and Practice management.Residing in Cooma since 1988 Andrew has been medical officer for the Snowy Mountains

Dr Andrew Egan is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of his bike, which is identical to the one pictured.Dr Andrew Egan is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of his bike, which is identical to the one pictured.
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Doctors Hamish Steiner and Andrew Egan arrived to find Dr Egan's bone-coloured, $3200 Mongoose mountain bike missing.
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"I had been riding it to work for fitness - I had got home late the night before so it was too dark to ride home," said Dr Egan.

"They've left the axle there - it's unrideable without that.

"It's quite possibly going to end up in the creek somewhere."

Dr Egan is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of his bike, which he bought six months ago.

He is unsure whether the thieves came specifically to take the bike, which was visible from a window, or intended to take other things but fled when the surgery alarm was activated.

The theft occurred the day after thousands of dollars worth of merchandise and property was stolen or destroyed at Sharp Street business Percy Communications.

A spokesperson from Cooma police called on anyone who witnessed either of the thefts, or has seen a bike matching the description of Dr Egan's, to report to police.

Dr. Andrew Egan, New York World, 15 October 1906.
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Hint to those long-since deceased: as far as your health goes, this sounds like a heck of a lot of a better use for ten dollars than a treatment by Dr. Andrew Egan, Doctor of Diseases of Men.

Pictured above is the busy Bombala Street Surgery, with practice manager Gayle Shouten showing Dr Andrew Egan his booked out patient list.
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According to Dr Andrew Egan - a doctor at the Bombala Street Surgery - Cooma is short of three full-time doctors, which is why people are finding it difficult to get appointments.

"The problem is there are not enough doctors in town at the moment to adequately service the region," Dr Egan said.

"The two full-time doctors who left Cooma a while ago have not been adequately replaced and this is one reason why people are finding it difficult to make appointments with their GPs.To be honest, I think we are down at least two to three full-time doctors."

Dr Brian Tugwell from the Sharp Street surgery agrees with Dr Egan and believes the situation has become worse with the recent absence of a doctor at Delegate.
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But Dr Egan believes doctors in Cooma shouldn't have to work around the clock to make up for the shortfall.

"We have been doing everything possible to fit people in," Dr Egan said.

"But as a result, the consultations have been getting shorter in order to see more people in a day.Doctors are like everybody else and can't be expected to work day and night.If we did work those hours, we'd burn out and there would be even less doctors."

Dr Egan believes the shortage is due to GPs not wanting to practice in rural areas.

"By the time doctors are ready to practice without supervision they are in their 30s and they are settled with a family in the city," Dr Egan said.
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Dr Egan believes the shortage is being addressed by the NSW health system with a bandaid solution, which in his opinion has contributed to the full-time doctor shortage problem.

"The health system is using locum doctors to fill in on short notice," Dr Egan said.

As well, local doctor Andrew Egan and fourth year medical student Rebecca Davis will deliver basic medical supplies to aid posts along the Kokoda Track.