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The health sector of Melbourne is well developed and there are many hospitals, nursing homes and other health care institutes. Austin
Hospital, Melbourne is one of the well-known hospitals in the city. The hospital was established in the year 1882. From the time of its establishment, the hospital was renamed for 5 times. It is known to provide quality health care services to the patients.
The name of Austin Hospital comes up while discussing Melbourne health. The hospital played a major role in cancer treatments. It carried on extensive research works in this field. Soon it came to be known as a reputed institute for cancer treatment.
Austin Hospital has been set up in Heidelberg. It takes only 20 minutes to reach this hospital from the city center of Melbourne. Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital merged with Austin Hospital, Melbourne on April 1st, 1995. After the two health care institutes merged, it undertook several research programs and continued to provide excellent health care services.
Departments and Services at Austin Hospital, Melbourne
- Applied Clinical Informatics
- Child Care Centre
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Emergency Medicine
- Liver Transplant
- Mental Health Service
- Victorian Spinal Cord Service
- Aboriginal Health
- Cancer Services
- Clinical and Health Psychology
- Cardiac Surgery
Besides these, some of the areas of specialization in Austin Hospital, Melbourne include treatment of liver disease, epilepsy, stroke, respiratory disease and diabetes. The hospital also caters professional education. The hospital has achieved fame in both international and national level. There are 8 research institutes that are associated with this hospital.
