St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
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St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne is the major hospital operated by the St Vincent's Health service in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne, previously known as the Sisters of Charity Health Service, Melbourne. It is situated at the corner of Nicholson Street and Victoria Street It is a tertiary referral centre which offers a variety of medical, surgical and mental health specialities.
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[edit] History
St Vincent's Hospital was opened in 1893 as a Catholic hospital owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity.
Over time it became a large public hospital, with close links to the Mercy Hospital, Melbourne. It also has a private hospital associated with it.
In July 2002, the Sisters of Charity Health Service, Melbourne was rebranded as St Vincent's Health.
A new building was recently constructed behind the original building, which is now heritage-listed. The new hospital has been widely praised for its innovative design - for example, complementary medical and surgical specialties (such as neurology/neurosurgery) exist on opposite sides of the same ward.
[edit] The Clinical School
A clinical school was opened in St Vincent's Hospital in 1909 as part of the University of Melbourne. It is one of the 4 clinical schools at the University of Melbourne (the others being based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Austin Hospital, Melbourne and Goulburn Valley Base Hospital/Ballarat Base Hospital). It is one of the more prestigious clinical schools, with a high academic standard. Students at the St Vincent's Hospital also do several rotations at Geelong Hospital.
The hospital also offers a wide range of postgraduate training programs.
[edit] Clinical Specialities and Services Offered
There are several medical and surgical wards at St Vincent's Hospital. There is also a psychiatric unit and an Emergency Department.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list.
[edit] Medical
[edit] Surgical
- Microsurgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Colorectal surgery
[edit] Mental Health
In addition, St Vincent's Health operates a mental health ward and an Enhanced Crisis Assessment & Treatment Team & Triage Service (ECATT) that assesses patients in the Emergency Department.
