Hospitals in Melbourne 2026 — Emergency Departments, Major Hospitals and Healthcare Guide

Hospitals in Melbourne 2026 — Overview

Melbourne has one of Australia's most sophisticated hospital networks — world-class public teaching hospitals, specialist children's hospitals and a large private hospital sector concentrated in the inner suburbs. For any medical emergency, call 000. health.vic.gov.au

Emergency — Call 000

Call 000 (Triple Zero) for any life-threatening emergency. Ambulance Victoria will dispatch and transport to the nearest appropriate emergency department. For non-life-threatening urgent care, consider an urgent care clinic or Nurse-on-Call (1300 60 60 24) before attending an emergency department.

Major Public Hospitals

• The Royal Melbourne Hospital — Grattan Street, Parkville. Victoria's largest public hospital. Major trauma centre, adult emergency, neuroscience, cardiology, stroke. thermh.org.au
• Alfred Hospital — Commercial Road, Prahran. Major trauma and burn unit. Emergency, cardiac surgery, transplant, trauma surgery. alfred.org.au
• St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne — Fitzroy. Emergency, cardiac, mental health, palliative care. svhm.org.au

Children's Hospitals

• Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) — Flemington Road, Parkville. Australia's leading children's hospital. 24-hour paediatric emergency. (03) 9345 5522. rch.org.au

Hospital Finder

Use health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-health-services to find public hospitals across Greater Melbourne. health.vic.gov.au

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