2011 Southern Health Research Report

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About us Our Vision

Southern Health is Victoria’s most integrated public health service uniquely providing health care across the entire lifespan – from newborns and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers.

To be a health service that integrates excellence in clinical services, education and research. Southern Health provides a supportive and dynamic environment for health care professionals to conduct world-class clinical and translational research that drives improved clinical practice.

Strong medical, clinical and translational research across all clinical disciplines is integral to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.

Our Purpose To plan and deliver safe, effective and peoplefocused health care and services that anticipate and respond to our community’s health needs by:

Our services are provided from over 40 care locations across south east Melbourne, including major tertiary and secondary hospitals, an extensive network of rehabilitation, community health and mental health facilities and aged residential care centres.

collaborating with other service providers maximising the use of all available resources working together to realise people’s potential fostering knowledge-based practice and continuous improvement. To promote and provide quality education and research relevant to health care.

Our research locations

MELBOURNE CBD Deakin University

Monash Medical Centre Moorabbin

CSIRO

Monash Health Translation Precinct Southern Health Prince Henry’s Institute Monash Institute of Medical Research Monash University

Monash University Australian Synchrotron

Monash Medical Centre, Clayton Sgva Kingston Centre

Dandenong Hospital Dandenong

Cockatoo Doveton Berwick Casey Hospital Pakenham

Cranbourne Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre

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