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Meet the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal!

On its momentous 90 year anniversary of giving for the kids, the Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce the face of this year’s campaign, Malu Hunt.

Click here to read more.

A milestone that tugs at the heart strings

Thanks to the incredible generosity of many families, the RCH has recently had the privilege of performing its 200th heart transplant.

Click here to read more

Don’t meet us by accident this summer

Check out our Emergency Department’s top tips to keep your kids safe this summer.

Click here to view the top tips

Help keep patients connected to their care

With your support, patients and families can continue to receive RCH care from home with access to specialised equipment.

Click here for more information.

RCH National Child Health Poll

The latest findings reveal Australian parents know the importance of testing for COVID-19, but many think twice before getting their child tested.

Click here for more information.

COVID-19 resources

The RCH has made key information about COVID-19 available, including translated resources, helpful videos for children and families and information about hospital site attendance.

Click here to view the translated resources

Introducing Baby Chat!

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s newest virtual health program helping our smallest patients to feel at home and hear the voices of their parents and siblings, while being cared for in our Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

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My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

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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.

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Meet the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal!

On its momentous 90 year anniversary of giving for the kids, the Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce the face of this year’s campaign, Malu Hunt.

Click here to read more.

A milestone that tugs at the heart strings

Thanks to the incredible generosity of many families, the RCH has recently had the privilege of performing its 200th heart transplant.

Click here to read more

Don’t meet us by accident this summer

Check out our Emergency Department’s top tips to keep your kids safe this summer.

Click here to view the top tips

Help keep patients connected to their care

With your support, patients and families can continue to receive RCH care from home with access to specialised equipment.

Click here for more information.

RCH National Child Health Poll

The latest findings reveal Australian parents know the importance of testing for COVID-19, but many think twice before getting their child tested.

Click here for more information.

COVID-19 resources

The RCH has made key information about COVID-19 available, including translated resources, helpful videos for children and families and information about hospital site attendance.

Click here to view the translated resources

Introducing Baby Chat!

Click here for more information.

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Click here to learn more or sign up

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.

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Your guide to the RCH

Kids health information

Clinical practice guidelines

My RCH
Portal

Translated resources - COVID-19 Telehealth appointments 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

- Champions for Change: Meet RCH’s rare epilepsy expert, Dr Katherine Howell
  Finding common solutions for a rare disease: To mark Rare Disease Day 2021 we had a chat with Dr Katherine Howell, a paediatric neurologist who specialises in rare epilepsy, to find out more about common and rare epilepsies and how genetics holds the key for future treatments. Tell me a bit about the work you … Continued
- Introducing the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal
  On its momentous 90 year anniversary of giving for the kids, the Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce the face of this year’s campaign, Malu Hunt.
- Raya receives revolutionary treatment
  Beginning her new cancer treatment earlier this week, 11-year-old Raya joined a small group of Australian children who have received CAR-T therapy.
- Champions for Children: Meet Laboratory Services Director Dr Helen
  Not all of our #ChampionsforChildren work directly with patients however the work that they do is vital to the health of our patients and community. This week we sat down with Dr Helen Savoia, Director of Laboratory Services to find out why she wanted to study medicine and what she would say to anyone wanting to study science.
- A milestone that tugs at the heart strings
  For many patients and families in our community, organ donation means a second chance at life. Thanks to the incredible generosity of many families, the RCH has recently had the privilege of performing its 200th heart transplant.
- The RCH welcomes its next generation
  This week the RCH welcomed its next generation of doctors and nurses with 186 new Junior Medical Staff and 42 graduate nurses starting on Monday. We stopped by to visit new arrival Dr Ena to find out how she ended up in medicine and what the year 2020 taught her.
- Champions for Children: Meet occupational therapist Rachael
  Many of our staff will tell you that no two days at the RCH are the same, and that’s certainly true for occupational therapist Rachael.
- RCH patient Amber shares her school success
  On top of completing Year 12 during a pandemic, RCH patient Amber achieved an ATAR score of 95.90, while managing various chronic health issues in her final year of high school.
- RCH artists shine on the front page
  Twelve of our own budding artists are preparing for their masterpieces to be shared with the world on the 2021 covers of the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
- Don’t meet us by accident this summer
  With Christmas and New Year only days away, the RCH Emergency Department is calling on all Victorians to take care this summer to avoid meeting us by accident.

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RCH News

Champions for Change: Meet RCH’s rare epilepsy expert, Dr Katherine Howell
Finding common solutions for a rare disease: To mark Rare Disease Day 2021 we had a chat with Dr Katherine Howell, a paediatric neurologist who specialises in rare epilepsy, to find out more about common and rare epilepsies and how genetics holds the key for future treatments. Tell me a bit about the work you … Continued
Introducing the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal
On its momentous 90 year anniversary of giving for the kids, the Good Friday Appeal is proud to announce the face of this year’s campaign, Malu Hunt.
Raya receives revolutionary treatment
Beginning her new cancer treatment earlier this week, 11-year-old Raya joined a small group of Australian children who have received CAR-T therapy.
Champions for Children: Meet Laboratory Services Director Dr Helen
Not all of our #ChampionsforChildren work directly with patients however the work that they do is vital to the health of our patients and community. This week we sat down with Dr Helen Savoia, Director of Laboratory Services to find out why she wanted to study medicine and what she would say to anyone wanting to study science.
A milestone that tugs at the heart strings
For many patients and families in our community, organ donation means a second chance at life. Thanks to the incredible generosity of many families, the RCH has recently had the privilege of performing its 200th heart transplant.
The RCH welcomes its next generation
This week the RCH welcomed its next generation of doctors and nurses with 186 new Junior Medical Staff and 42 graduate nurses starting on Monday. We stopped by to visit new arrival Dr Ena to find out how she ended up in medicine and what the year 2020 taught her.
Champions for Children: Meet occupational therapist Rachael
Many of our staff will tell you that no two days at the RCH are the same, and that’s certainly true for occupational therapist Rachael.
RCH patient Amber shares her school success
On top of completing Year 12 during a pandemic, RCH patient Amber achieved an ATAR score of 95.90, while managing various chronic health issues in her final year of high school.
RCH artists shine on the front page
Twelve of our own budding artists are preparing for their masterpieces to be shared with the world on the 2021 covers of the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
Don’t meet us by accident this summer
With Christmas and New Year only days away, the RCH Emergency Department is calling on all Victorians to take care this summer to avoid meeting us by accident.

Support Us

- Help keep patients connected to their care
  With your support, patients and families can continue to receive RCH care from home with access to specialised equipment.
- Support great care everywhere
  Your generosity ensures staff like Nicole, Senior Respiratory Scientist can continue to monitor the lung function of high risk cystic fibrosis patients from the comfort of their homes.

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

COVID-19 information

Appointments

Meet the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal!

A milestone that tugs at the heart strings

Don’t meet us by accident this summer

Help keep patients connected to their care

RCH National Child Health Poll

COVID-19 resources

Introducing Baby Chat!

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

Kids Health Info

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

Meet the face of the 2021 Good Friday Appeal!

A milestone that tugs at the heart strings

Don’t meet us by accident this summer

Help keep patients connected to their care

RCH National Child Health Poll

COVID-19 resources

Introducing Baby Chat!

My RCH Portal: Your record at your fingertips

Celebration of RCH turning 150 years old

Kids Health Info

Travel a long way to get to the RCH?

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