| Austin Health treats more patients than any other hospital in the State
of Victoria. Austin Health has 840 beds across three campuses and
treats approximately 65,000 inpatients and 130,000 outpatients per
year. Austin Health is recognised as a national leader in the delivery of
clinical and allied health services in many areas and provides the only statewide
service for acute spinal injuries, liver transplant and child psychiatry and
is the state referral centre for toxicology. The Victorian Respiratory
Support Service (VRSS) is also located at Austin Health.
Austin Health provides the most comprehensive cancer service
in the Southern Hemisphere with the largest
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) service in Victoria. We have the busiest Thoracic Surgical Unit in Australia and our
extensive rehabilitation service leads the field in Victoria.
At Austin Health we are continually refining and improving our services
to ensure patients are receiving the very best medical
care and access to medical research on new treatments that lead the
world. We are internationally renowned for our research in many areas
including epilepsy, stroke, heart surgery, cancer, orthopaedics and
psychiatry.
Austin Health's Arts
Program is unique amongst Australian hospitals promoting a holistic
approach to health care.
In the last year many new services have
been opened which have
enhanced patient care and an extensive redevelopment of the
Austin Hospital
is underway which will undoubtedly make us one of the
premier health care institutions in Australia.
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