Murray Valley Private Hospital

Name :

Murray Valley Private Hospital

Address  :

Nordsvan Drive

Town  :

Wodonga

State  :

Victoria

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

3690

Phone  :

02 6055 3100

Web URL  :


Description

About Murray Valley Private Hospital
The Murray Valley Private Hospital MVPH was opened on March 17 1999 by Dr Michael Wooldridge

It is Australias first rural radiation and medical oncology centre and provides a comprehensive and specialist cancer service to the community of regional Victoria and southern NSW

Other services provided by MVPH include acute medical care chemotherapy day patient services nonanaesthetic sameday procedures rehabilitation services and lowcost accommodation for outpatients and patient carers

In October 2001 MVPH gained external recognition of the very high quality of services it provides from two differing sources

The Australian Council of Health Care Standards ACHS awarded MVPH with the maximum fouryear accreditation through the Evaluation and Quality Improvement Programme EQuIP which is an excellent achievement for a new healthcare facility and

A national and independent survey of 93 hospitals found that MVPH had the second highest level of satisfaction of all hospitals surveyed The distinctive competencies that were identified in the survey were a the very high calibre of medical and nursing staff and b the exceptional level of courtesy given to both patients and visitors 100 of patients noted that they would recommend the facility

Our focus is on the provision of high quality patientcustomer care and maintaining an environment which ensures quality and continuous improvement

Mission amp Vision
Mission
Murray Valley Private Hospital excels in health care and provides support for its customers consistent with best practice while accommodating individual needs and preferences

Values
Compassionate Care
We treat those under our care in a manner which recognises their individual needs

Community
We include patients their families and carers medical and hospital staff those who interact with the Hospital and the broader community when planning care

Continuous improvement
We strive to critically appraise processes and to improve those processes This philosophy is embraced by all staff

Team Work
We trust respect and support each other We encourage and expect contribution from all team members

Empowerment
The quest for quality and continuous improvement is the responsibility of all staff with the focus of improvement vested with but not limited to the various departments and team committees




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