Royal Melbourne Hospital

Royal Melbourne Hospital
Aerial view of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (centre) with the old Royal Dental Hospital in foreground
Map
Geography
LocationParkville, Melbourne, Australia
Coordinates37°47′56″S 144°57′22″E / 37.7988°S 144.9561°E / -37.7988; 144.9561
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUniversity of Melbourne
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds571[1]
Helipads
Helipad(ICAO: YRMH)
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 aluminium
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1848 (1848-03-15)[2][3][4][5]
Links
Websitewww.thermh.org.au Edit this at Wikidata
ListsHospitals in Australia

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. The hospital is managed as part of Melbourne Health which comprises the Royal Melbourne Hospital, North West Dialysis Service and North Western Mental Health. The Royal Melbourne Hospital appointed Professor Shelley Dolan as the new Chief Executive following an international search. She succeeded Professor Christine Kilpatrick AO, who stepped down on 30 June 2023.

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  2. ^ "A CENTURY OF HEALING: THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL". The Age. No. 29, 792. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 1950. p. 11. Retrieved 12 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Domestic Intelligence. : The Hospital". The Argus (Melbourne). Vol. II, no. 198. Victoria, Australia. 14 March 1848. p. 2. Retrieved 12 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...announcing that the arrangements for opening the Melbourne Hospital are at length completed, and the building will be open for the reception of patients to morrow...
  4. ^ "HISTORY RECALLED". The Maitland Daily Mercury. No. 19, 946. New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 12 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PASTORAL PIONEERS". The Australasian. Vol. CXXXIX, no. 4, 515. Victoria, Australia. 20 July 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...Samuel Jackson..set up as an architect in Melbourne... His next works of importance were the Melbourne Hospital...

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