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COVID-19

The RCH is currently restricting visitors to parents or guardians only, and that siblings and other children do not attend at this time. This is to protect our patients and staff.

Click here for more information about COVID-19.

RCH Child Health Poll

Did you know that the liquid in e-cigarettes can be made by anyone, contain anything and be sold anywhere?

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Good Friday Appeal

We’re proud to introduce six-year-old Quinnie as the face of the 2020 Good Friday Appeal! Quinnie’s journey at the RCH started when she was just a few hours old, her dramatic arrival into the world something that parents Clare and Jarrod weren’t expecting.

Click here to watch her inspiring story

Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people

The Royal Children’s Hospital welcomes RACP position.

Click here to read the full statement.

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

For 150 years, The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has provided world-leading care to Victoria’s sickest and most vulnerable children and young people.

Click here to read about the history.

Kids Health Info

Kids Health Info is dedicated to providing quality, up-to-date paediatric health information that you can depend on. Over 300 factsheets on topics that are important to you and your child, it’s free and available 24-hours a day, when and where you need it.

Click here to access the Kids Health Info fact sheets

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

The RCH offers telehealth video-consultation for families from rural and regional Victoria or interstate. Usually, this is for known patients for follow-up appointments. This can be in your home or with your local doctor.

Click here to find out more.

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

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COVID-19

The RCH is currently restricting visitors to parents or guardians only, and that siblings and other children do not attend at this time. This is to protect our patients and staff.

Click here for more information about COVID-19.

RCH Child Health Poll

Did you know that the liquid in e-cigarettes can be made by anyone, contain anything and be sold anywhere?

Click here for more information.

Good Friday Appeal

Click here to watch her inspiring story

Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people

The Royal Children’s Hospital welcomes RACP position.

Click here to read the full statement.

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

For 150 years, The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has provided world-leading care to Victoria’s sickest and most vulnerable children and young people.

Click here to read about the history.

Kids Health Info

Click here to access the Kids Health Info fact sheets

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Click here to find out more.

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Click here to learn more or sign up

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Your guide to the RCH

Kids health information

Clinical practice guidelines

My RCH
Portal

Your guide to the RCH Children’s health information Clinical practice guidelines My RCH Portal

Emergency Department status

View the Emergency Department status page for a real time guide to how busy we are.

Celebrating 150 years in 2020

Visit the RCH150 website.

Emergency Department status

View the Emergency Department status page for a real time guide to how busy we are.

Celebrating 150 years in 2020

Visit the RCH150 website.

Archives and collections

Take a walk through time as we move through the hospital’s beginnings, growth, and innovations since its inception.

Archives and collections

Take a walk through time as we move through the hospital’s beginnings, growth, and innovations since its inception.

Archives and collections

Take a walk through time as we move through the hospital’s beginnings, growth, and innovations since its inception.

RCH News

- Kalani beating rare condition one step at a time
  Strapped to a miniature snowboard, seven-month-old Kalani Chandler is all smiles. Kalani was born with amniotic band syndrome, a rare condition that affects the limbs of a baby in utero.
- Little Henry all smiles after brain surgery
  As 13-month-old Henry Ryswyk snuggles into mum Maren’s arms, it’s hard to miss the scars of what the little boy has been through. The little fighter, from Sale in East Gippsland, has just made it through the biggest battle of his short life — an operation known as a hemispherotomy to “disconnect” half of his brain.
- Doctors look inside Sarah’s head to solve seizure mystery
  When little Sarah Miguelez Gallardo is up and going, there’s no stopping her. The 22-month-old toddler is inquisitive. She climbs, she runs and she smiles all the way — despite the bandage wrapped around her little head.
- Brave little battler on the hop
  Mackenzie Butterworth was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia seven months ago, after her parents noticed bruises appearing on her legs.
- Learn About Butterflies Day: Oscar and Oliver
  As part of Neonatal Medicine at The Royal Children's Hospital, the Butterfly ward- Newborn Intensive Care provides the best neonatal care for the sickest babies and infants from Victoria, interstate and overseas.
- Celebrating our women: Kim Cartwright from the Education Institute
  Today we speak to Education Consultant Kim Cartwright, about this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, which women inspire her, and how the Education Institute has changed over the past 150 years.
- Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people
  The Royal Children’s Hospital welcomes RACP position. Click to read the full statement.
- Celebrating our women: Penny Fowler, Chairman of the Good Friday Appeal
  For 150 years, the RCH has grown from strength to strength due to the generous philanthropic support of our community. Today, the spirit of generosity lives on through Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s granddaughter, Penny Fowler, Chairman of the Good Friday Appeal. Penny shares why her grandmother is one of her biggest inspirations and her favourite Good Friday Appeal memories.
- Introducing the face of the 2020 Good Friday Appeal
  Quinnie’s journey at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) started when she was just a few hours old, her dramatic arrival into the world something that parents Clare and Jarrod weren’t expecting.
- Celebrating our women: Dr Christine Cunningham, Deputy Chairman of the RCH Board
  Today, we hear from Dr Christine Cunningham, Deputy Chair of the RCH Board, on the leadership positions she holds within the RCH and how she seeks to empower the women in her life.

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RCH News

Kalani beating rare condition one step at a time
Strapped to a miniature snowboard, seven-month-old Kalani Chandler is all smiles. Kalani was born with amniotic band syndrome, a rare condition that affects the limbs of a baby in utero.
Little Henry all smiles after brain surgery
As 13-month-old Henry Ryswyk snuggles into mum Maren’s arms, it’s hard to miss the scars of what the little boy has been through. The little fighter, from Sale in East Gippsland, has just made it through the biggest battle of his short life — an operation known as a hemispherotomy to “disconnect” half of his brain.
Doctors look inside Sarah’s head to solve seizure mystery
When little Sarah Miguelez Gallardo is up and going, there’s no stopping her. The 22-month-old toddler is inquisitive. She climbs, she runs and she smiles all the way — despite the bandage wrapped around her little head.
Brave little battler on the hop
Mackenzie Butterworth was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia seven months ago, after her parents noticed bruises appearing on her legs.
Learn About Butterflies Day: Oscar and Oliver
As part of Neonatal Medicine at The Royal Children's Hospital, the Butterfly ward- Newborn Intensive Care provides the best neonatal care for the sickest babies and infants from Victoria, interstate and overseas.
Celebrating our women: Kim Cartwright from the Education Institute
Today we speak to Education Consultant Kim Cartwright, about this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, which women inspire her, and how the Education Institute has changed over the past 150 years.
Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people
The Royal Children’s Hospital welcomes RACP position. Click to read the full statement.
Celebrating our women: Penny Fowler, Chairman of the Good Friday Appeal
For 150 years, the RCH has grown from strength to strength due to the generous philanthropic support of our community. Today, the spirit of generosity lives on through Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s granddaughter, Penny Fowler, Chairman of the Good Friday Appeal. Penny shares why her grandmother is one of her biggest inspirations and her favourite Good Friday Appeal memories.
Introducing the face of the 2020 Good Friday Appeal
Quinnie’s journey at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) started when she was just a few hours old, her dramatic arrival into the world something that parents Clare and Jarrod weren’t expecting.
Celebrating our women: Dr Christine Cunningham, Deputy Chairman of the RCH Board
Today, we hear from Dr Christine Cunningham, Deputy Chair of the RCH Board, on the leadership positions she holds within the RCH and how she seeks to empower the women in her life.

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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

COVID-19

RCH Child Health Poll

Good Friday Appeal

Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

Kids Health Info

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

COVID-19

RCH Child Health Poll

Good Friday Appeal

Treatment of gender dysphoria in children and young people

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

Kids Health Info

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Emergency Department status

Celebrating 150 years in 2020

Emergency Department status

Celebrating 150 years in 2020

Archives and collections

Archives and collections

Archives and collections

The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital