Emergency Services


Southern Health offers Emergency Services through two hospitals:

Dandenong Hospital
David Street
Dandenong
Tel: 9 554 8475 (office hours)
Tel: 9 554 1000 (out of hours)
Fax: 9 554 8453
Monash Medical Centre
Clayton Campus
246 Clayton Road
Clayton

Tel: 9 594 2707 (office hours)
Tel: 9 594 1111 (out of hours)
Fax:9 594 5564

Description of Services

  • Both Adult and Paediatric services are provided.
  • Departments are staffed by specialist emergency physicians.
  • All patients are triaged (assessed) and treated according to the urgency of their condition.
  • Patient leaflets are available in the waiting area.

GP Referrals

  • These should be made by telephone and a letter should be forwarded providing all relevant details.
  • Each patient is assessed on arrival in the department and an appropriate course of action is decided upon. Patients may be transferred to other hospitals.