Emergency department contacts
Site |
Phone |
General information |
Monash Medical Centre, Clayton246 Clayton Road |
03 9594 2149 03 9594 2818 |
Monash Medical Centre is a tertiary referral centre with Coronary Care, Intensive Care, Neonatal and Paediatric Services. The ED is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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Consultant in charge (adults) Contact through MMC switch |
Adults: patients 19 years and over
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| GPs are requested to phone the ED prior to referring patients | The 24 hour cardiac catheter laboratory is situated at Monash Medical Centre Clayton. | |
Dandenong HospitalDavid St, Dandenong |
Triage desk 03 9554 8415 Consultant in charge 03 9554 8669 |
Dandenong Hospital is a secondary referral hospital with Intensive Care, Coronary Care and Paediatric Services. The ED is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All adult trauma is managed at Dandenong. Dandenong Hospital ED offers a co-located GP After Hours Centre for suitable, low acuity patients. |
Casey Hospital52 Kangan Drive, Berwick |
Direct GP phone line for all referrals, clinical and clerical information. GPs are requested to phone the ED prior to referring patients Phone 03 8768 1899 |
Casey hospital is a community hospital with adult and paediatric medical services. Casey does not have Intensive Care or Coronary Care facilities. Patients requiring obvious urgent surgical care should be referred to Dandenong or Monash Medical Centre. The ED is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Monash Medical Centre MoorabbinCranbourne Integrated Care Centre |
No emergency services at these sites. |
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- GPs are encouraged to phone Southern Health Emergency Departments for clinical advice and should always phone the Emergency Department when referring a patient
- when referring patients, please provide a detailed referral letter including relevant investigation results and CURRENT medications
- patients with unstable conditions should be sent by ambulance; phone 000
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