Welcome to the Statewide Emergency Program
This section of the Victorian Government Health Information Website
contains general information on emergency department access to Victoria’s
public hospitals. Timely and appropriate emergency department treatment
is an important government service provided for all Victorians.
Patient demand for emergency department care is increasing as a result
of an ageing population, a rise in the number of people with chronic
disabilities, declining public access to General Practitioners (GPs)
and new technologies that enable treatment for previously untreatable
diseases and conditions.
Initiatives to improve emergency department services, facilities and
waiting times are a priority for the Victorian Government. A range
of general and hospital-specific initiatives designed to improve and
extend emergency access are being implemented across Victoria. They will:
- Improve access, treatment and waiting times for all patients
- Improve emergency department physical facilities
- Improve treatment and access for targeted patient groups (including
children, those with mental illness, the aged and those with complex
needs)
- Promote best practice and streamline care and clinical practice within
Emergency Departments
- Instigate and direct workforce reform within Emergency Departments
- Improve the ways in which care is delivered
This website outlines the emergency department access initiatives being
pursued in metropolitan and rural hospitals in Victoria. For more information
on the Public Hospital system, including the physical location of Victoria’s
emergency departments, please consult the Your
Hospitals website.
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