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department, he was refused
permission. Because in those days
you weren’t allowed to have a private
hospitalwithin5kilometresofanother
public hospital or any hospital. So
he took it to the Supreme Court,
he won the case and proceeded
to build the private hospital.”
Situated next to the East Link
and Monash Freeway, the Valley
Hospital is one of only five hospitals
in Melbourne which has an
emergency unit. With a community
of approximately 1.2 million people
(30% of the region’s population), they
provide a complete array of advanced
medical and surgical services, from
a 24 hour intensive care unit on-site
and 24 hour emergency assistance.
A majority of the doctors at the
hospital are affiliated with Monash
Health and Monash University,
giving them the edge on the
discipline they are practising. The
significant number of specialists
and medical professionals operating
on-site includes the 800 accredited
visiting medical staff each year.
A high level of investment has seen
the performance capabilities of the
Valley Hospital continue to grow. In
the 3 ½ years he has been in charge
of the hospital, Henderson has
committeda$30millioninvestment in
buildings, facilities and technologies.
The hospital prides itself on keeping
up-to-date with modern technology,
and working with leading medical
product suppliers to improve
the overall service and delivery.
“We have the world’s first fully