Royal Melbourne Hospital
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | |||||||||||
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Aerial view of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (centre) with the old Royal Dental Hospital in foreground | |||||||||||
| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | Parkville, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′56″S 144°57′22″E / 37.7988°S 144.9561°E | ||||||||||
| Organisation | |||||||||||
| Care system | Public | ||||||||||
| Type | General | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Melbourne | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Yes | ||||||||||
| Beds | 571 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | (ICAO: YRMH) | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Founded | March 15, 1848 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia | ||||||||||
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) is one of Australia's leading public tertiary hospitals. Located in Parkville, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, it is a major teaching hospital for tertiary healthcare with a reputation in clinical research.
The hospital is administered as part of Melbourne Health, alongside the Inner West Area Mental Health Service (IWAMHS), as well as the North West Dialysis Service.
Professor Shelley Dolan was appointed Chief Executive of the hospital in August 2023, succeeding Professor Christine Kilpatrick AO.