Monash Children's Hospital is a major

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. 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. 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. It is home to Victoria's only dedicated children's

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science, is a state-wide referral service for

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, and is a provider of fetal surgery services in partnership with Royal Women's Hospital and

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. 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.

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. Monash Children's Hospital is located alongside

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, and includes the Monash Children's Hospital School. The New Monash Children's Hospital service profile includes: * 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

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Room * A Ronald McDonald House Chairities Family Room * A

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beanbag cinema for patients * A Radio Lollipop studio

References

External links

Official website
{{Hospitals in Victoria Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage Children's hospitals in Australia Teaching hospitals in Australia Hospitals in Melbourne 1896 establishments in Australia Hospitals established in 1896 Buildings and structures in the City of Monash