Fast facts

 Our organisation  profile

Our staff 13 309 employed across our organisation
Our investment in care $1.173 billion spent in financial year 2007-08 delivering our health services
Our sites Over 40 sites including 6 major hospitals (as at October 2009) with more the 2100 acute, sub acute, mental health and aged care beds
Our research Over $40 million in projects with partners
Our specialties Over 250 programs and services provided

 
Our core community coverage

Our core catchment 22% of metropolitan Melbourne* - from Caulfield to Cranbourne, and Pakenham to Moorabbin, covering the cities of Monash, Greater Dandenong, Casey, Kingston, Glen Eira and the Shire of Cardinia
Our core population Serving over 913 235 residents* or 22% of Melbourne Statistical Division
Our core area Serving 2031 km2


Our greater community coverage

Our greater catchment 32% of metropolitan Melbourne* from Caulfield to Cranbourne, and Pakenham to Moorabbin, covering the cities of Monash, Greater Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia, Kingston and Glen Eira, as well as parts of Bayside, Frankston and Knox
Our greater population Our services are available to 1.294 million residents or 32% of Melbourne's population
Our greater growth Greater area grew by 547 residents a week*, or 28 482 for the year ending 30 June 2009
Our greater area Our services are available across 2,311 km2


Our clinical outcomes 2009/10

Surgical operations 40 000 emergency and elective operations performed
Hospital patients
180 000 patients received treatment and care as inpatients at our hospitals
Outpatient services 606 000  people received care as outpatients at 375 clinics
Emergency 160 000 people came to our three emergency departments at Clayton, Dandenong, Casey
Total episodes of care
1.37 million episodes of care provided across our services to the community
Births 8 900 new Victorians delivered (including births at Jessie McPherson Private Hospital)
Children 27 000 children under age 19 were admitted to our Monash Children's wards and neonatal units
Ambulance arrivals 42 000 ambulances handled at emergency departments

* All catchment figures based on Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Residential Population as at 30 June 2008

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