Emergency departments
Southern Health has three Emergency Departments: Monash Medical Centre (Clayton campus), Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital. We treat over 150,000 emergency patients per annum.
Patients entering the Health Service through any Emergency Department have access to the full range of treatment options. However, not all services are available at every campus. Depending on the patient’s needs they may require transferring to a campus where that specialty is based to continue treatment.
Monash Medical Centre, Clayton
Monash Medical Centre Emergency Department sees over 62,000 patients a year.- resuscitation cubicles
- separate treatment areas for adults and children
- paediatric short stay unit
- state of art decontimination and isolation facilities
- dedicated facilities for patients with mental health needs
- ten bed short stay unit
- separate fast track area
- ambulance drop-off area
- 30 clinical service areas, care for a variety of presentations, including trauma, obstetric and gynaecological, paediatric, orthopaedic, plastics, psychiatric and acute medical and surgical emergencies.
- 20 general cubicles, including a dedicated psychiatric room and isolation room, 2 resuscitation bays (adult and paediatric) and 6 procedure rooms, including a plaster, procedure and an ENT specialty room.
Dandenong Hospital
Dandenong Hospital provides emergency care for approximately 47,000 patients in the Dandenong ranges, Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula areas.Casey Hospital
Casey Hospital Emergency Department opened in March 2005. It currently sees over 43,000 presentations per year.Discharge
When discharged from our Emergency Departments, patients are given a letter containing their health record and attendance at the hospital. Patients should ensure their family doctor receives a copy. This will assist in completing your medical records.
