Monash Children's Hospital

Monash Children's Hospital
Geography
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°55′10″S145°7′24″E / 37.91944°S 145.12333°E / -37.91944; 145.12333
Organisation
Care system	Public Medicare (AU)
Type	Specialist paediatric
Affiliated university	Monash University and Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Services
Beds	230
Helipads
Helipad	(ICAO: YXXM)
Number Length Surface ft m 1 aluminium
History
Opened	1896, 2017 present site
Links
Website	www.monashchildrenshospital.org
Lists	Hospitals in Australia

Monash Children's Hospital is a major children's hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

Monash Children's Hospital is part of Monash Health, Victoria's largest healthcare service and one of only four accredited Academic Health Science Centres in Australia. ^[1]

The hospital includes Victoria's largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides a full range of specialist services including surgical care, oncology, and rehabilitation services. ^[2]

It is home to Victoria's only dedicated children's sleep science, is a state-wide referral service for thalassemia, and is a provider of fetal surgery services in partnership with Royal Women's Hospital and Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne. ^[3]

Its services are linked to an adult service, allowing the hospital to provide transition-of-care as children grow older and move to an adult service. ^[4]

New Monash Children's Hospital

After providing services from within adult hospitals for many years, in 2017 the purpose-built Monash Children's Hospital was opened in Clayton, Victoria. ^[5]

Monash Children's Hospital is located alongside Monash Medical Centre, and includes the Monash Children's Hospital School. ^[6]

The New Monash Children's Hospital service profile includes: ^{[2] [7]}

• 96 In-patient acute beds
• 10 Paediatric Intensive care beds
• 64 Monash Newborn cots
• 20 Early in Life Mental Health Service beds
• 8 Neuro Developmental Psychiatry beds
• 20 Same-day beds
• 12 Oncology same-day beds – 12
• 3 Operating theatres – plus a dedicated Endoscopy Suite
• Sleep and Neurodiagnostic studies beds
• Imaging Modalities – 3 modalities (MRI, Ultrasound and X-Ray)
• Outpatient consulting rooms and Allied Health Therapy spaces
• Dedicated Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD)
• A Starlight Children's Foundation Room
• A Ronald McDonald House Charities Family Room
• A Hoyts beanbag cinema for patients
• A Radio Lollipop studio

References

1. "Advanced Health Research and Translation Centres". National Health and Medical Research Council. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
2. "Monash Children's Hospital Fast Facts 15-16" (PDF). Monash Children's Hospital. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "Monash Children's Hospital Fast Facts" (PDF). Monash Children's Hospital. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
4. "About Monash Children's Hospital - Monash Children's Hospital". Monash Children's Hospital. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
5. "Monash Children's Hospital to open doors". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
6. "The Monash Children's Hospital School has started operating". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
7. "New Monash Children's Hospital ensures specialist care for more children". ESCO Industries. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

External links

• Official website