Monash Medical Centre
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Monash Medical Centres (MMC) is a multicampus teaching hospital
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
. The Clayton campus is located in Clayton
, whilst the Moorabbin Campus is at Bentleigh East
. It provides specialist care to the State's south-east, including the south-east suburbs of Melbourne.
Monash Medical centre is part of Southern Health, the largest public health service in Victoria.
Mental health program is the largest post graduate training for RANZCP training program in Melbourne. The program employs 45 Consultant psychiatrists and 35 psychiatry trainees. There is an extensive teaching program for all levels of trainees.
provides cardiology related services and cardiac care at the Clayton campus.
(IVF) and the treatment of obesity.
It has a 21 bed Intensive Care Unit (mixed between adults and children), an even larger Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and 16 peripheral High Dependecy Unit beds throughout the hospital. The Intensive Care Unit specialises in both post-cardiac surgery and post-neurosurgical care, as well as severe sepsis and acute medical illness management. It also has a high number of patients with chronic renal failure related illness.
It is associated with Monash University
, with eight departments based there, being the centrepiece of the Centre's research projects. Other research institutions at the Monash Medical Centre are the Monash Institute of Medical Research
, Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
and the Monash Institute of Health Services Research.
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The Clayton campus is located 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:...
, whilst the Moorabbin Campus is at Bentleigh East
Bentleigh East, Victoria
Bentleigh East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Bentleigh East had a population of 24,520....
. It provides specialist care to the State's south-east, including the south-east suburbs of Melbourne.
Monash Medical centre is part of Southern Health, the largest public health service in Victoria.
History
Monash Medical Centres was formed in 1987 with the amalgamation of the "Queen Victoria Medical Centre" (an obstetric and gynaecological hospital), "Prince Henry's Hospital" (a general hospital) and "Moorabbin Hospital".Mental Health
The Mental Health Program of Southern Health is one of the largest mental health services in Victoria providing comprehensive mental health services for all age groups for the people living in the South eastern region of Melbourne. Mental health program works in close collaboration with Monash University School of Psychiatry, Psychology and Psychological Medicine. The Mental Health Program provides 100 acute adult inpatient beds in three hospitals, 20 bed intensive secure and extended care beds, 40 beds community rehabilitation services beds, 8 Mother and Baby and Eating Disorder beds, Crisis Assessment and Treatment Teams (CATT) based at Clayton, Dandenong and Berwick, Community mental health services (CCT, MSTT), Emergency Psychiatric services based at the major hospitals, primary care psychiatry, specialist gender dysphoria services, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services and extensive Consultation & liaison psychiatry services.Mental health program is the largest post graduate training for RANZCP training program in Melbourne. The program employs 45 Consultant psychiatrists and 35 psychiatry trainees. There is an extensive teaching program for all levels of trainees.
Radiotherapy
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre provides radiotherapy services at the Moorabbin campus.Cardiology
MonashHeartMonashHeart
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...
provides cardiology related services and cardiac care at the Clayton campus.
Intensive care
As a large tertiary referral hospital it provides neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and houses intensive care units treating neonatal, paediatric and adult patients. MMC has a particular interest in In Vitro FertilisationIn vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the body: in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed...
(IVF) and the treatment of obesity.
It has a 21 bed Intensive Care Unit (mixed between adults and children), an even larger Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and 16 peripheral High Dependecy Unit beds throughout the hospital. The Intensive Care Unit specialises in both post-cardiac surgery and post-neurosurgical care, as well as severe sepsis and acute medical illness management. It also has a high number of patients with chronic renal failure related illness.
Emergency
The Emergency Department in Monash Medical Centre triages over 65,000 patients per annum (2008 figures - children and adults combined).Research and training
The hospital is highly involved with advanced medical training, including accredited training programs for all medical specialties and boasts excellent pass rates across all specialty training programs.It is associated with Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
, with eight departments based there, being the centrepiece of the Centre's research projects. Other research institutions at the Monash Medical Centre are the Monash Institute of Medical Research
Monash Institute of Medical Research
The Monash Institute of Medical Research, or MIMR, is a research institute in Melbourne, Australia consisting of 400 scientists and students belonging to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University...
, Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research is a Melbourne based independent, not-for-profit, medical research institute based at Monash Medical Centre in Victoria, Australia.-History:...
and the Monash Institute of Health Services Research.