Appendix 6
Hospital Designations

Table 6.1 Proposed Designation for Trauma Services in Metropolitan Melbourne
Table 6.2 Proposed Designation of Trauma Services in Rural Victoria

6.1 Proposed Designation for Trauma Services in Metropolitan Melbourne

Major Trauma Service

Paediatric only

 

Royal Children’s Hospital

 

Adult only

 

The Alfred

 

Royal Melbourne Hospital

Metropolitan Trauma Service

Adult and Paediatric

 

Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre

 

Box Hill Hospital

 

Dandenong Hospital

 

Monash Medical Centre

 

Mornington Peninsula Hospital, Frankston

 

The Northern Hospital

 

Adult only

 

Maroondah Hospital

 

St Vincent’s Hospital

 

Western Hospital

Primary Injury Service

Adult and Paediatric

 

Public Hospitals

 

Mornington Peninsula Hospital, Rosebud

 

Sandringham and District Memorial Hospital

 

Sunshine Hospital

 

The Angliss Health Services

 

The Mercy Hospital, Werribee

 

Williamstown Hospital

 

Private Hospitals

 

Dandenong Valley Private Hospital

 

Epworth Hospital

 

John Fawkner Hospital

 

Knox Private Hospital

 

South Eastern Private Hospital

 

Warburton Hospital

Note:

    Hospitals are designated as Primary Injury Service because either they do not sufficiently meet the reception and resuscitative requirements of a Metropolitan Trauma Service or are within close proximity to a more appropriate trauma service.

    Some hospitals have not been designated to receive paediatric major trauma since they are within close proximity to a more appropriate trauma service.

    Private hospitals are designated within the system structure but major trauma patients are not to be conveyed to those hospitals as consistent with the Department of Human Services Circular, 4/1998, 14/4/98.

6.2 Proposed Designation of Trauma Services in Rural Victoria

 

Barwon South West

Loddon Mallee

Gippsland

Grampians

Hume

Regional Coordination of Trauma Services

Barwon South Western Consultative Committee on Emergency and Critical Care Services
Loddon Mallee Region Consultative Committee on Emergency and Critical Care Services
Gippsland Region
Consultative Committee on Emergency and Critical Care Services
Grampians Region Consultative Committee on Emergency and Critical Care Services
Hume Region Consultative Committee on Emergency and Critical Care Services

Regional Trauma Service

Barwon Health - The Geelong Hospital campus Warrnambool and District Base Hospital
Bendigo Health Care Group
Mildura Base Hospital
Latrobe Regional Hospital
Ballarat Health Services
Wimmera Health Care Group - Wimmera Base Hospital
Goulburn Valley Health (GVBH)
Wangaratta Base Hospital
Albury Base Hospital

Urgent Care Service

    Casterton Memorial Hospital

    Coleraine and District Hospital

    Colac Community Health Services – Colac campus

    Corangamite Regional Hospital Services – Camperdown campus

    Edenhope and District HospitalHesse Rural Health Service -Winchelsea campus’

    Lorne Community Hospital

    Port Fairy Hospita

    lPortland and District Hospital

    Terang and Mortlake Health Service – Terang campus

    Timboon and District Health Care Service

    Western District Health Service – Hamilton campus

Cohuna District Hospital

Echuca Regional Hospital

Kerang and District Hospital

Kyabram and District Memorial Hospita

Kyneton and District Health Service

Inglewood and District Health Service

Maryborough District Health Service

Mt Alexander Hospital

Swan Hill District Hospital

Wycheproof and District Health Service

    Bairnsdale Regional Health Service

    Central Wellington Health Service

    Far East Gippsland Health Service (Orbost)

    Gippsland Southern Health Service (Leongatha)

    South Gippsland Hospital (Foster)

    West Gippsland Health Care Group (Warragul

    )Wonthaggi and District Hospital

    Yarram and District Health Service

Private Facilities

    Warley Hospital (Cowes)

    East Grampians Health Service (Ararat)

    East Wimmera Health Service (St Arnaud)

    Edenhope and District Memorial Hospita

    lHepburn Health Service (Daylesford)

    Stawell District Hospital

Private Facilities

    St John of God Health Care Ballarat

Alexandra District Hospital

Alpine Health (Bright, Mt Beauty, Myrtleford)

Benalla and District Memorial Hospital

Cobram District Hospital

Kilmore and District Hospita

Nathalia District Hospital

Numurkah District Health Service

Mansfield District Hospital

Seymour District Memorial Hospital

Upper Murray Health and Community Service

Wodonga Regional Health Service

Yarrawonga District Hospita

Yea and District Memorial Hospital

 

 

Barwon South West

Loddon Mallee

Gippsland

Grampians

Hume

Primary Injury Service

    Colac Community Health Services – Birregurra campus

    Corangamite Regional Hospital Services - Lismore campus

    Hesse Rural Health Service - Rokewood and Beeac campus

    Heywood and District Memorial Hospita

    lOtway Health and Community Service (Apollo Bay)

    Terang and Mortlake Health Service – Mortlake campus

    Western District Health Service –Penshurst campus

Private Facilities

    Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre

    Cobden and District Health Service

    Dartmoor and District Bush Nursing Centre

    Merino Health Services

    Boort District Hospital

    Maldon and District Health and Community Care

    Mallee Track Health and Community Service

    Manangatang and District Health Service

    McIvor Health and Community Service

    Robinvale District Hospital and Health Service

    Rochester and Elmore District Hospital

    Sea Lake and District Health Service

Private Facilities

    Birchip Bush Nursing Hospita

    lCharlton Bush Nursing Hospital

    Dingee Bush Nursing Centre

    Lockington and District Bush Nursing Centre Pyramid Hill Bush Nursing Hospital

    Sea Lake and District Health Service

    Woomelang & District Bush Nursing Centre

Maffra District HospitalOmeo District Hospital

Private Facilities

    Buchan Bush Nursing Centre

    Cann Valley Bush Nursing Centre

    Dargo Bush Nursing Centre

    Gelantipy & District Bush Nursing Centre

    Heyfield Hospital

    Mallacoota District Health and Support Service

    Mt Baw Baw Medical Centre

    Mirboo North and District Bush Nursing

    Neerim District Soldiers Memorial Hospital

    Swift’s Creek Bush Nursing Centre

Beaufort and Skipton Health Service

Djerriwarrh Health Service (Bacchus Marsh)

East Wimmera Health Service (Donald)

Hepburn Health Service (Creswick)

Rural Northwest Health (Warracknabeal)

Wimmera Health Care Group (Dimboola)

Private Facilities

    Ballan and District Soldiers’ Memorial Bush Nursing Hospita

    lBeulah Pioneers’ Bush Nursing Hospital

    Elmhurst Bush Nursing Centre

    Harrow Bush Nursing Centre

    Hopetoun Bush Nursing Hospital

    Lake Bolac Bush Nursing Centre

Tallangatta Hospital

The Beechworth Hospital

Private facilities

    Chiltern and District Bush Nursing Hospital

    Euroa Hospital

    Falls Creek Medical Centre11

    Mt Buller Medical Centre11

    Mt Hotham Medical Centre11

    Ngambie Bush Nursing Hospital

    Violet Town Bush Nursing Centre

    Walwa Bush Nursing Hospital

    Yackandandah Bush Nursing Hospital

Note: Hospitals were designated as a Primary Injury Service because either they do not sufficiently meet the reception and resuscitative requirements of an Urgent Care Service or are geographically close to a higher designated service.

Private facilities have been included in this listing to provide comprehensiveness and in recognition of their role in local injury management for public patients. There is a variation between the Primary Injury Services in the level of provision of health care services.

(11) Seasonal service only - approximately 18 weeks.

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