WARWICK residents have been calling for it, and their wishes have finally been granted.

The Rose City Medical Centre opened in Priceline Pharmacy in Rose City Shoppingworld yesterday, offering bulkbilled consultations through Medicare.

HMED Consult group practice manager Beck Bates said this was one of their priorities.

"At times it can be financially hard, and some people can't stretch the budget to visit the doctor," Mrs Bates said.

"This is why we want to provide bulkbilling.

"We're not restricting it. Anybody is able to come in and be bulkbilled. It's a real need in the community.

"Wherever we go, we look at how the community can benefit, and what is most sustainable and of the greatest assistance."

The centre is expecting to hit the ground running, and Mrs Bates said they already had plans to expand.

"We are in talks with another doctor at the moment, and will have a second doctor by April," she said.

"Dr Raj has a good work ethic, and he will be able to handle the influx.

"He has the experience that Warwick needs, and this is the right thing for the community.

"He has the skills, and we're jazzed to have him on board."

Mrs Bates said the group recognised the farming and rural background of Warwick, and wanted to provide for such residents.

"The centre has been equipped with everything needed for the community," she said.

"Whether that is skin procedures or something else, we have whatever is needed for the consult.

"We want it to be a friendly and comfortable place for people to come into."

While the opening had been delayed, Mrs Bates said it was a better result.

"It was a bit difficult when we were working towards a date and had the setback," she said.

"The doctor couldn't wait, so we had to continue working towards the goal.

"We decided to wait for a permanent doctor, rather than a month with a locum.

"We took a financial hit, but it was better for the community.

"Dr Raj will be setting the tone. Patients will base upon what he prescribes and does.

"We want to build a strong centre."

Aside from a GP, the centre will also welcome a diabetic educator, a dietician and an exercise physiologist one day a week working with allied and supportive services.

"In the not-too-distant future there will be pathology on site," Mrs Bates said.

"We're here for the long haul. The owner is a local, and it is exciting for him.

"This is not a build and sell, it's a build forever."