Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

Details

Name :

Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

Address  :

32 Gisborne Street

Town  :

East Melbourne

State  :

Victoria

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

3002

Phone  :

613 9929 8666

Fax  :

613 9663 7203

Web URL  :


Description

Welcome to the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Proudly serving Victorians since 1863 the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

is a statewide teaching training and research health service Specialising in

eye ear nose and throat ENT medicine it Australias preeminent specialty eye and ear hospital

Vision
Improved quality of life through caring for the senses

Mission
As a world leader to provide comprehensive eye ear nose and throat services education research and health promotion for the community with emphasis on highly specialised care by setting international standards of quality innovation and efficiency

Values
Integrity Care Teamwork Excellence

Hospital Profile
Based at East Melbourne the Hospital primarily an ambulatory and elective surgery centre is one of Victorias largest hospitals in terms of patient appointments It undertakes half of the States public general eye surgery up to 90 of special eye surgery and almost all of Victorias public cochlear implant surgery

Annually the Hospital provides over 220000 occasions of service to patients ranging from medical and allied health outpatient clinics to emergency and inpatient admissions

Since its beginnings in 1863 when the Hospital was an infirmary treating diseases of the eye and ear amongst Melbournes poor the Hospital has grown in size and reputation As a world leader in eye ear nose and throat services the Hospital is now at the cutting edge of research and teaching This is supported through its close association with the University of Melbourne Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology which are colocated with the Hospital

The Hospital also operates three satellite services at Maroondah Hospital in Ringwood at Broadmeadows Health Service a division of Northern Health and a paediatric hearing clinic at Taralye The Hospital has strong affiliations with regional health services and its medical registrars undertake a rotation across Victoria


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