Otautau Medical Centre is a primary health care practice on Chester Street in Otautau, Southland. It serves Otautau, Nightcaps and the surrounding district, and it is run by a community trust. The team is two GPs and two nurse practitioners. The practice is not currently taking new patients for enrolment.
Its services include GP and nurse consultations, driver's licence and insurance medicals, drug testing, smoking cessation and ear syringing. As at 2026, the listed fee for an enrolled adult aged 18 to 64 is $45 for a standard 15-minute appointment, or $19.50 for patients with a community services card, and under-6s and 6 to 13 year olds are free. The practice is open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm, with a lunch closure from 12:30 to 1:30pm. After hours, enrolled patients can book same-day virtual GP appointments through Ka Ora Telecare on weekday evenings and mornings, and at any time on weekends and public holidays. The practice is closed on public holidays. The practice is in a rural town, and the Ka Ora service is how its patients reach a doctor outside those hours.