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The Royal Children’s Hospital is a great children’s hospital leading the way. As one of Australia’s biggest and busiest paediatric hospitals we provide specialist care to the sickest and most vulnerable children.
With a passionate and highly skilled team of almost 6,000 staff, we have developed a reputation for delivering outstanding clinical care, research and education that benefit children across the world.
Through RCH Global, we offer specialist care to international patients, giving children and adolescents from all over the world the chance at a healthy life. And we are a hospital-of-choice for International Medical Graduates advancing their careers.
And with our campus partners, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, the impact of our research and education contributes to the wellbeing of children world-wide.
Through our new IMG Alumni newsletter we hope to keep you connected to the RCH community and our campus partners the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne.
Dr Julie Wacker hails from Geneva, Switzerland and moved to Melbourne with her husband and two sons in early 2017 to continue her cardiology training at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
At eight days old, Arielle's parents were getting ready to say goodbye to her forever. But a bold decision by her cardiac team, to fit her with a Berlin Heart, saved her life. Watch Arielle's story here.
RCH cardiac surgeon Yves d’Udekem has been awarded the most prestigious Australian and New Zealand cardiology award – the 2017 RT Hall Prize.
RCH Plastic Surgeon Consultant Mr David Chong shares the inspiration behind his international volunteer work.
The Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, of which the RCH is the only paediatric hospital, is Australia’s preeminent biomedical cluster and a global strength in healthcare, research and education.
Did you know the RCH offers specialist care to international patients, giving children and adolescents from all over the world the chance at a healthy life?
The RCH was Australia’s first paediatric hospital to implement an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) winning international recognition for the use of technology to deliver high quality patient care.
2017 was another big year of achievements for the RCH. Watch our wrap-up video here.