MonashHeart is a non-profit cross-site cardiological service operating within the southern region of Victoria's Metropolitan Health Services.Morrissey, Paula(2010-08-30) "Victorian Government Health Information - Interactive Maps" State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
MonashHeart is co-located with Monash Medical Centre and is part of Monash Health, the largest public health service in Victoria. 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, Australia's first standalone cardiac hospital, when it's completed in 2022.
The current director is Professor Stephen Nicholls.
MonashHeart is one of the premier cardiac services the world, ranked 45 in the 2021 World's Best Specialised Hospitals.
History 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.
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 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 The Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC)Southern Health Research Directorate (2008) Southern Health Research Report, July 2007 – December 2008 . Retrieved 2010-09-08. 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,Southern Clinical School - Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre Monash Medical Centre).
Medical firsts First robotic heart operation in the southern hemisphereJulian Smith "Monash heart surgeons make history" Monash University, Australia. Retrieved 2011-02-10 First Arctic Front case in AustraliaGTV 9 News, Melbourne, Australia(2007-09-20). "MMC Cardiologist - Arctic front first".“CryoCath Introduces Arctic Front in Australia” PRNewsWire. Retrieved 2011-02-10 First WATCHMAN case in AustraliaMiller, Nick(2009-11-25) “Tension runs high but surgeon scores medical first” The Age, Australia. Retrieved 2010-09-08 First Australian centre approved for independent percutaneous valve replacement7 News Melbourne, Australia(2009-09-11).
Notable cases Victoria's youngest person to have a heart rate monitored over the internet"Victoria's youngest person to have heart rate monitored over the internet (Filetype: WMV)" Channel 9 News, Australia (2009-12-21). Retrieved 2011-02-10.
See also Healthcare in Australia
References
External links MonashHeart official website