| The Royal Melbourne Hospital acknowledges the traditional owners of the land of which the hospital site is located, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
We are committed to improving the care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
The Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer program provides supportive contact to patients and families with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) backgrounds, community-controlled organisations and to hospital staff.
The program is responsible for:
• Developing and implementing initiatives to ensure culturally responsive service provision for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and their families when accessing Melbourne Health.
• Improving access and availability of appropriate health services and preventative care for Aboriginal people.
• Improving the ability of Melbourne Health to meet the particular needs of ATSI patients and their families and to increase the cultural sensitivity of healthcare services and providers to Aboriginal health issues.
• Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with the Victorian Aboriginal community, other service providers, and government departments and within Melbourne Health to strengthen the Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Service at Melbourne Health.
This program is located within Allied Health and works across many departments of the hospital.
To contact our Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer please call
03 9342 7440 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.
The Melbourne Health Respecting our Community Action Plan 2011–2013 provides a coordinated organisation-wide approach to improving the care we provide to: People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and People with a disability. |
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Representatives of the Wurundjeri people performed the
first traditional smoking ceremony at the RMH Royal Park
campus
to conclude celebrations for the launch of the
Melbourne Health Respecting our Community Action Plan
in March 2011.
The smoking ceremony was a significant event in the
history of the RMH Royal Park Campus. It was an
important way to strengthen the hospital’s relationship
with the Wurundjeri Tribe Land Cultural Heritage Council
and connect with the broader Aboriginal community.
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