The Victorian Government has announced it will commit full funding for the construction of the new Monash Children’s Hospital.

 

Premier Ted Baillieu said the new facility will form an extension of the Monash Medical Centre, and will be ideally placed to serve the need of the rapidly growing south-east Melbourne corridor.

 

“The new hospital will deliver new inpatient and surgery facilities within a dedicated hospital for children’s health services,” Mr Baillieu said.

 

“Thousands more children will have access to even better health services thanks to the development of the Monash Children’s Hospital.

 

“The Monash Children’s Hospital will mean greater capacity to meet future demand for services and a purpose-designed environment to deliver patient-centred care to the extended Southern Health catchment.

 

The Monash Children’s Hospital project when completed will deliver 230 beds including:

  • 96 paediatric beds;
  • 12 dedicated children’s cancer day beds;
  • 20 same day beds;
  • 10 paediatric intensive care beds;
  • 30 neonatal intensive care cots; and
  • 28 beds providing special mental health services for children and adolescents.