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The new hospital

Why a new hospital



The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has provided the best care to children from Victoria and around the world for 140 years, and is recognised internationally as a leading centre for research and education through its partnerships with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne.

In 2005 the Victorian State Government announced a new RCH would be built to the west of the existing hospital so that the best quality care could be provided into the future. The new RCH recognises:

  • that sick children are cared for very differently compared to when the existing RCH was built in 1963
  • the critical importance of a stronger focus on teaching, research and health prevention than in the past
  • the need for a facility that can support families and carers and allow them to stay with and help care for their children
  • Victoria’s growing population requires a new hospital with expanded facilities
  • the co-location of Australia's largest child health research institute, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, will help to improve clinical care.

This section provides more information about some of the exciting features of the new RCH. Just click on your area of interest for more information.

About the new RCH
Patient and family centred care
The new RCH community
A better place to work
A green hospital
Getting there and around
A great place for research and education
Career opportunities at the new RCH
 
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