Victoria's newest community hospital opens in Craigieburn

The Craigieburn Community Hospital officially opened today. It brings care closer to home for people living in Melbourne's northern suburbs.

Community hospitals are small public hospitals. They

• provide a range of everyday health services
• let more people manage their health needs closer to home
• help take the pressure off major hospitals, helping patients across Victoria.

We're opening community hospitals in some of our biggest growing suburbs. They've been designed so services can increase as the population grows.

Northern Health runs the Craigieburn Community Hospital. It offers dialysis, dental, pharmacy services and a range of specialist clinics. Lung cancer checks and an insulin pump clinic will start soon. This makes it easier for locals to get the appointments they need.

If you live nearby, you will access the hospital services through a referral from your GP or healthcare provider.

More information

Find out more about the community hospitals program on the Victorian Building Authority website.