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Women’s and children’s health

Women's and Children's, Sunshine Hospital provides maternity services, newborn services, children and adolescent services, gynaecology services, and a public fertility service.

What we do

At Western Health, we offer a range of services to support you if you choose to have your baby with us. You’ll have access to expert care for your newborn and children.

Our services include children and adolescent services, maternity and newborn services, and specialist women's clinics. We're accredited as a Baby Friendly Health Initiative facility. 

Find out more about our services and facilities below.

 

Services and facilities

At Western Health, we offer a range of services to support you if you choose to have your baby with us. You’ll have access to expert care for your newborn and children. 

Sunshine Hospital’s emergency department specialises in paediatrics. Paediatric care focuses on treating sick children.

The Children’s Specialist Clinics and Adolescent Health Service is for kids and teens aged 0-18. Our Young Adult Diabetes Service helps young adults (15-25) transition to adult diabetes care.

We also provide therapy and assessment through the Children's Allied Health Service. 

For women, we offer gynaecology, urogynaecology, family planning, and general health checks.

 

Who this service is for

  • Women and children in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Referrals

You can be referred by a medical practitioner or transferred from another hospital. 

Women’s referrals

Visit our Women’s Referrals page to access the required forms and relevant service contacts.

Children’s referrals

Visit our Children’s Referrals page to access the required forms and relevant service contacts.

 

In the case of a life threatening emergency, call 30020.
Emergency

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands and waterways on which Western Health staff, volunteers, consumers and caregivers come together. As we work, learn and grow, we pay our deep respects to the Elders and Traditional Custodians past, present and emerging of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung, Boon Wurrung, Bunurong and Wadawurrung Countries of the greater Kulin Nation. We are committed to the healing of country, working towards equity in health outcomes, and the ongoing journey of reconciliation. Western Health is committed to respectfully listening and learning from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and we are truly guided by the values of relationship, responsibility and respect.