Royal Melbourne Hospital
| Royal Melbourne Hospital | |||||||||||
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Aerial view of the Royal Melbourne Hospital (centre) with the old Royal Dental Hospital in foreground | |||||||||||
| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | Parkville, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′56″S 144°57′22″E / 37.7988°S 144.9561°E | ||||||||||
| Organisation | |||||||||||
| Care system | Public | ||||||||||
| Funding | Government hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | General | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Emergency department | Yes | ||||||||||
| Beds | 571 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | (ICAO: YRMH) | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 15, 1848 | ||||||||||
| Links | |||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia | ||||||||||
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne, is one of Australia's leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. The hospital is managed as part of Melbourne Health which comprises the Royal Melbourne Hospital, North West Dialysis Service and North Western Mental Health. The Royal Melbourne Hospital appointed Professor Shelley Dolan as the new Chief Executive following an international search. She succeeded Professor Christine Kilpatrick AO, who stepped down on 30 June 2023.