The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

About

The Royal Children's Hospital has been providing world-class care to children and families in Victoria for 150 years. They are the largest specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria, caring for children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales, and other states around Australia and overseas.They are proud to have a passionate, highly skilled, and committed staff of close to 4,000 across their campus, providing a full range of clinical services, tertiary care, and health promotion programmes for children and young people. They are also the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria, as well as a nationally funded centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.The goal of The Royal Children's Hospital, together with campus partners, is to deliver cutting-edge healthcare that improves the lives of children and adolescents. By leading the way in research and education, they aim to progress healthcare that will benefit future generations.

Legal name

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Governance

Board of directors · CEO appointed annually

Employees

3,500

• Trauma centre — Level I
• Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
• Door-to-balloon: 56 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
• Door-to-needle (stroke): 36 min

Subspecialty centres

Transplant programmes

• Cornea

All departments

• Internal Medicine
• Surgery
• Emergency

Quality metrics

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Patient experience

Room categories

ward · semi-private · private

Meals

standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric

Chaplaincy

Christian · Muslim · Jewish

Private bathroom

private + suite rooms

Wi-Fi

Free in all rooms

• Top hospital — PARKVILLE

  EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services