Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital

Name :

Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital

Address  :

1119 Doncaster Rd

Town  :

Donvale

State  :

Victoria

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

3111

Phone  :

03 9841 1400

Fax  :

03 9842 7276

Web URL  :


Description

About Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital
Donvale Rehabilitation Hospital is a purposebuilt 80bed facility providing inpatient day patient and outpatient rehabilitation services Located in Melbournes eastern suburbs Donvale has a highly regarded reputation across Melbourne Although enjoying support from a range of acute public and private surgical hospitals the hospital also provides seamless extension of care from Ramsay Health Care acute hospitals The Hospital is fully accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards ACHS a national accreditation body which ensures that hospitals provide safe and quality care



History

Established in 1968 the Hospital was commissioned as a Rehabilitation Hospital in 1989 Since that time the hospital has been an innovator in developing a range of quality programs for orthopaedic cardiac neurological ortho spinal reconditioning pulmonary and pain diagnoses
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