Jessie McPherson Private Hospital
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Jessie McPherson Private Hospital is a private hospital co-located with Monash Medical Centre
in the Melbourne
suburb of Clayton
. It provides private health care to people in Melbourne, regional Victoria, interstate and overseas.
donated ₤25,000 to build a hospital in memory of his mother, Mrs Jessie McPherson. The hospital was built adjacent to the old Queen Victoria Hospital in William Street in Melbourne's CBD and was named Jessie McPherson Community Hospital.
Subsequently, the Queen Victoria Hospital management was ordered by the then government to transfer its control over Jessie McPherson Community Hospital, so that the Cancer Institute could set up a new treatment centre in that location.
The hospital later moved to the intermediate section of the Queen Victoria Hospital in Lonsdale Street.
In 1987, the hospital moved to its present home in Clayton
and is co-located with Southern Health's Monash Medical Centre
.
Cardiology services are offered in collaboration with MonashHeart
formerly known as Department of Cardiology, Monash Medical Centre
.
Monash Medical Centre
Monash Medical Centres is a multicampus teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Clayton campus is located in Clayton, whilst the Moorabbin Campus is at Bentleigh East...
in the Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
suburb of Clayton
Clayton, Victoria
Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...
. It provides private health care to people in Melbourne, regional Victoria, interstate and overseas.
History
Jessie McPherson Private Hospital was first established in December 1930 in a central Melbourne church hall when a group of female doctors recognised the need for a hospital to treat the city's ailing female population. The hospital became a reality when the then State Premier of Victoria, Sir William McPhersonWilliam Murray McPherson
Sir William Murray McPherson, KBE was an Australian philanthropist and politician. He was the 31st Premier of Victoria....
donated ₤25,000 to build a hospital in memory of his mother, Mrs Jessie McPherson. The hospital was built adjacent to the old Queen Victoria Hospital in William Street in Melbourne's CBD and was named Jessie McPherson Community Hospital.
Subsequently, the Queen Victoria Hospital management was ordered by the then government to transfer its control over Jessie McPherson Community Hospital, so that the Cancer Institute could set up a new treatment centre in that location.
The hospital later moved to the intermediate section of the Queen Victoria Hospital in Lonsdale Street.
In 1987, the hospital moved to its present home in Clayton
Clayton, Victoria
Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Clayton had a population of 14,332.-Overview:...
and is co-located with Southern Health's Monash Medical Centre
Monash Medical Centre
Monash Medical Centres is a multicampus teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Clayton campus is located in Clayton, whilst the Moorabbin Campus is at Bentleigh East...
.
Services
Jessie McPherson Private Hospital provides the following specialty services:- MaternityMaternityMaternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...
- GynaecologyGynaecologyGynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
- CardiologyCardiologyCardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
and Cardiothoracics - Gastrosciences and EndoscopyEndoscopyEndoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an endoscope , an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ...
- NeuroscienceNeuroscienceNeuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
- Vascular surgeryVascular surgeryVascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiac surgery...
Cardiology services are offered in collaboration with MonashHeart
MonashHeart
MonashHeart is a non-profit cross-site cardiological service operating within the southern region of Victoria's Metropolitan Health Services.MonashHeart is co-located with Monash Medical Centre and is part of Southern Health, one of the main public health service providers in Victoria...
formerly known as Department of Cardiology, Monash Medical Centre
Monash Medical Centre
Monash Medical Centres is a multicampus teaching hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Clayton campus is located in Clayton, whilst the Moorabbin Campus is at Bentleigh East...
.
See also
- List of hospitals in Australia
- Healthcare in Australia