RCH emergency department expansion opens in December

Key points

• The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne will open its expanded emergency department in December. The Victorian Government has committed $66 million to staff the new treatment spaces from the first day.
• The expansion adds 20 treatment spaces and is expected to let the hospital treat an additional 13,000 children each year. A new procedure room will allow minor procedures without admitting children to a ward.
• The funding supports more than 85 additional full-time equivalent positions, including up to 25 graduate nurses.