Divisional Director: Jenny Walsh
Clinical Services Director: Dr. Ian Kronborg
Telephone: 8345-6529
4th Floor South, Main Building Gordon Street, Footscray 3011
MEDICINE
Medicine program provides acute inpatient, specialist outpatient, and consultation services across two campuses. The program provides general and specialty acute medical services equates to approximately 26% of the acute activity profile for Western Health.
The specialties in the program include:-
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Addiction Medicine - acute inpatient detoxification in conjunction with DASWest (Drug and Alcohol Services, Western Health)
- General Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology - acute diagnostic and interventional procedures incorporating liver disease and chronic disorders.
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology (and acute haemodialysis in collaboration with North West Dialysis Service)
- Neurology (including Stroke Management and Epilepsy)
- Respiratory and Sleep Disorders (including Migrant Screening, Tuberculosis and Obesity Service)
- Rheumatology
AGED CARE
Aged Care program provides acute (4% of organisational activity) and 100% sub acute inpatient care services across all three campuses incorporating inpatient, outpatient, and consultative services. The program is only responsible for inpatient care, however operates with a close interface with the Directorate of Community Integration and Allied Health for Services included in the program are:
- Acute Aged Care
- Aged Care Consultative Service
- Geriatric Evaluation and Management
- Aged Care Liaison Service
- Transition Care program - bed based
- Rehabilitation (inpatient) Services
CANCER SERVICES
Cancer Services provides acute inpatient care specialist same day Oncology, Palliative Care Consultation and inpatient Palliative Care services across all three campuses. The activity profile is approximately 5.4% of total activity for Western Health.