April 2005

New aim, new name

Melbourne Health has created a new focus and name for one of its key sites as part of its Strategic Plan 2005–2010 to meet the challenges of evolving community health needs.

The Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service in Parkville has been renamed the Royal Melbourne Hospital—Royal Park Campus.

An increasing emphasis at the Royal Park Campus will be placed on ambulatory care—care not requiring an overnight hospital stay—advances in clinical practice, the changing health needs of an ageing population and community expectations are resulting in fewer and shorter hospital stays and a greater demand for care in the home.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital—Royal Park Campus is located in Poplar Road, Parkville, near the Melbourne Zoo and 10 minutes from the Royal Melbourne Hospital—City Campus.

It has close links with the University of Melbourne, La Trobe University, the National Ageing Research Institute, on the same site and Kangan Batman TAFE.

It is located within the famous Parkville Precinct that includes the Royal Melbourne Hospital–City Campus, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Private and Bio 21, a hub of medical and biotechnology research, education and development, and medical services delivery in Victoria.

The Royal Park Campus will continue to work closely with the Royal Melbourne Hospital—City Campus in Grattan Street to provide cohesive, integrated medical services for patients and clients.

Acute health care services will continue to be delivered from the Royal Melbourne Hospital—City Campus.

• Melbourne Health’s Vision for a Healthy Future is available at www.mh.org.au/moreabout/.