Western Health

Western Health provides a combination of hospital and community-based health services to Melbourne's West. Western Health manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital - including the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s - and the Williamstown Hospital. It also operates the Sunbury Day Hospital, and a Transition Care Program at Hazeldean in Williamstown. A wide range of community based services are also managed by Western Health, along with a large Drug and Alcohol Service. Employing nearly 7000 staff supported by 750 volunteers, Western Health has a strong philosophy of working with its local community to deliver excellence in patient care. Western Health provides a comprehensive, integrated range of services from its various sites; ranging from acute tertiary services in areas of emergency medicine, intensive care, medical and surgical services, through to sub-acute care and specialist ambulatory clinics.