MonashHeart
| MonashHeart (formerly known as Cardiology, Monash Medical Centre) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Melbourne, Clayton, Victoria, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°55′10″S 145°07′17″E / 37.9194°S 145.1214°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Medicare, Public, Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist, Teaching, Research |
| Affiliated university | Monash University |
| Services | |
| Beds | 83 (across three sites) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://monashheart.org.au |
MonashHeart is a non-profit cross-site cardiological service operating within the southern region of Victoria's Metropolitan Health Services.[1]
MonashHeart is co-located with Monash Medical Centre and is part of Monash Health, the largest public health service in Victoria.[2] MonashHeart operates from three sites, all within the Southern Health network of hospitals covering populations located south-east of Melbourne. Clinical services are provided at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital.
The MonashHeart service will relocate to the new Victorian Heart Hospital,[3] Australia's first standalone cardiac hospital, when it's completed in 2022.[4][5]
The current director is Professor Stephen Nicholls.[6]
MonashHeart is one of the premier cardiac services the world, ranked 45 in the 2021 World's Best Specialised Hospitals.[7]
History
[edit]MonashHeart is an amalgamation of the former Departments of Cardiology of Monash Medical Centre, Clayton and Dandenong Hospital. In 2007, the two departments were merged to create one service across multiple sites (Clayton, Victoria and Dandenong, Victoria), creating MonashHeart.
Ian Meredith was the director from 2005 to 2017.[8][9]
On 26 May 2009, Victorian Health Minister at the time, Daniel Andrews officially opened the third site for MonashHeart at Casey Hospital in Berwick, Victoria
MonashHeart is named after Sir John Monash (1865-1931), the highly decorated Australian military commander of the First World War.
Services
[edit]MonashHeart's services are divided into six clinical service sub-specialities:
- Acute cardiac
- Non-invasive imaging
- Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Paediatric cardiology and congenital heart disease
- Cardiac rhythm management
- Interventional
Research and education
[edit]The Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC)[10] is a self-funding, independent research group within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University (through the Southern Clinical School and Departments of Medicine and Surgery,[11] Monash Medical Centre).
Medical firsts
[edit]- First robotic heart operation in the southern hemisphere[12]
- First Arctic Front case in Australia[13][14]
- First WATCHMAN case in Australia[15]
- First Australian centre approved for independent percutaneous valve replacement[16]
Notable cases
[edit]- Victoria's youngest person to have a heart rate monitored over the internet[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Morrissey, Paula(2010-08-30) "Victorian Government Health Information - Interactive Maps" State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ "About | Monash Health". Monash Health. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Victorian Heart Hospital".
- ^ "Heart Hospital – 7 News". Monash Heart. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Victorian Heart Hospital".
- ^ "Management – Monash Heart". Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Monash Health ranked in top 50 of the world's best specialised hospitals | Monash Health". 2 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Professor Ian Meredith". Monash University. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Transcript - Inquiry into infrastructure projects" (PDF). Standing Committee on the Economy Infrastructure, Parliament of Victoria. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Southern Health Research Directorate (2008) Southern Health Research Report, July 2007 – December 2008 Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
- ^ Southern Clinical School - Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre
- ^ Julian Smith "Monash heart surgeons make history"[permanent dead link] Monash University, Australia. Retrieved 2011-02-10
- ^ GTV 9 News, Melbourne, Australia(2007-09-20). "MMC Cardiologist - Arctic front first".
- ^ “CryoCath Introduces Arctic Front in Australia” PRNewsWire. Retrieved 2011-02-10
- ^ Miller, Nick(2009-11-25) “Tension runs high but surgeon scores medical first” The Age, Australia. Retrieved 2010-09-08
- ^ 7 News Melbourne, Australia(2009-09-11).
- ^ "Victoria's youngest person to have heart rate monitored over the internet (Filetype: WMV)" Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Channel 9 News, Australia (2009-12-21). Retrieved 2011-02-10.