The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH), located in Parkville, an inner suburb of Melbourne is one of Australia’s leading public hospitals. It is a major teaching hospital for tertiary health care with a reputation in clinical research. Established in 1848 as the Melbourne Hospital, it was one of Melbourne's leading hospitals. Originally located on the corner of Swanston and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne, in 1935 the hospital was renamed the Royal Melbourne Hospital and, in 1944 it moved to Grattan Street, Parkville by provision of lands in the Royal Melbourne Hospital Act. Since 1944 numerous other buildings have been added to the complex, making it one of the largest and most respected hospitals in Australasia.
I spent a lot of my time at University of Melbourne across the road and also in the RMH during my education and training so it is very familiar to me. In the last couple of weeks I have had occasion to visit the hospital several times and these views are taken from the Eastern wing looking across to the West. The RMH buildings are certainly utilitarian and look dated, but the interior has been renovated extensively to provide top-level medical and surgical care.
Perhaps it is worthwhile remembering while celebrating the Festive Season that many people are in hospitals all over the world, gravely ill, some of whom may not see another Christmas. Looking at the sunset through that hospital window certainly reminded me of that...
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