MonashHeart explained

MonashHeart (formerly known as Cardiology, Monash Medical Centre)
Location:	Melbourne
Region:	Clayton, Victoria
State:	Victoria
Country:	Australia
Healthcare:	Medicare, Public, Private
Funding:	Non-profit
Type:	Specialist, Teaching, Research
Speciality:	Cardiology
Affiliation:	Monash University
Beds:	83 (across three sites)
Founded:	2007
Website:	http://monashheart.org.au
Coordinates:	-37.9194°N 145.1214°W

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

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

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)^[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

• 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

• Victoria's youngest person to have a heart rate monitored over the internet^[17]

See also

• Healthcare in Australia

External links

• MonashHeart official website

-37.9194°N 145.1214°W

Notes and References

1. Morrissey, Paula(2010-08-30) "Victorian Government Health Information - Interactive Maps" State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
2. Web site: About Monash Health . Monash Health . 5 March 2021.
3. Web site: Victorian Heart Hospital .
4. Web site: Heart Hospital – 7 News. 2020-10-09. Monash Heart. en-AU.
5. Web site: Victorian Heart Hospital.
6. Web site: Management – Monash Heart. 2020-10-09. en-AU.
7. Web site: 2020-10-02. Monash Health ranked in top 50 of the world's best specialised hospitals Monash Health. 2020-10-09. en-AU.
8. Web site: Professor Ian Meredith. 2020-10-09. Monash University. en.
9. Web site: 19 October 2016. Transcript - Inquiry into infrastructure projects. 14 March 2019. Standing Committee on the Economy Infrastructure, Parliament of Victoria.
10. Southern Health Research Directorate (2008) Southern Health Research Report, July 2007 – December 2008 . Retrieved 2010-09-08.
11. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/mcrc/ Southern Clinical School - Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre
12. Julian Smith "Monash heart surgeons make history" Monash University, Australia. Retrieved 2011-02-10
13. GTV 9 News, Melbourne, Australia(2007-09-20). "MMC Cardiologist - Arctic front first".
14. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cryocath-introduces-arctic-front-in-australia-57128612.html “CryoCath Introduces Arctic Front in Australia”
15. Miller, Nick(2009-11-25) “Tension runs high but surgeon scores medical first” The Age, Australia. Retrieved 2010-09-08
16. 7 News Melbourne, Australia(2009-09-11).
17. http://www.monashheart.org.au/content/Videos/in-the-news/Victorias_youngest_patient_monitored_over_the_internet_-_Channel_9_News.wmv "Victoria's youngest person to have heart rate monitored over the internet (Filetype: WMV)"