Austin Hospital, Melbourne

Austin Hospital was established in 1882. Austin Hospital is located in Heidelberg, 20 minutes north-east of Melbourne's city centre. The hospital was re-opened in 2005 after a major redevelopment which included the construction of two new towers. One towers is Austin Hospital, the other tower is the Mercy Hospital for Women. Austin Hospital features include 400 acute beds and a 30-bed intensive care unit. It has an affiliation with The University of Melbourne commenced in 1965 when the Austin Hospital Clinical School was established. Austin Health now hosts The University of Melbourne's departments of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, psychology and physiotherapy. New mental health facilities will be opened on the Austin Hospital site late in 2006. The facilities will include 400 mental health beds.