Around 120 people die in Australia each day from cardiovascular disease (CVD). The good news is that many of the key risk factors for CVD are preventable....
Cardiac Rehabilitation is proven to keep people with heart problems out of hospital and reduce their risk of death from heart conditions....
When a patient is grappling with a difficult diagnosis, is daunted at the prospect of upcoming surgery, or is shaken by a sudden health emergency - our non-religious spiritual care workers are there to listen...
Professor Stephen Nicholls, Program Director of the Victorian Heart Hospital, MonashHeart and Intensive Care, has been named one of the world’s most influential scientists in Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers. Clarivate’s annual list of Highly...
In August 2023, the Victorian Heart Hospital achieved yet another milestone. Only this wasn’t a patient, clinical or operational milestone, rather a nod to the hospital’s distinctive design. Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital has been named...
Within a few days of opening its helipad, the Victorian Heart Hospital welcomed its first patient via air ambulance. John Carmichael was relaxing at home in Foster, South Gippsland, when he felt the onset of...
Victorian Heart Hospital patients and employees last week looked to the skies, witnessing the arrival of the first helicopter to land on the hospital’s rooftop helipad. A significant milestone in the opening of Australia’s first dedicated...
Meet Katie Palmer – physiotherapist, Monash University PhD candidate and Victorian Heart Hospital Allied Health Transition Lead. Can you explain cardiac rehabilitation and the work you do? Cardiac rehabilitation is about helping people make improvements to their...
Australia’s first dedicated heart hospital is celebrating 10 weeks of operations having treated thousands of patients in its first 70 days. “It has been exciting and rewarding to watch the hospital come to life since we...
For newly appointed Victorian Heart Hospital General Services Manager Valerie Villinger, there’s only one rule for her team: you’re never allowed to say you’re “just a cleaner”. ...
