The Melbourne Children’s campus took out the top gong at the 2013 Melbourne Awards, celebrating the culture of collaborative innovation that brings our three organisations together to care for Victorian children.
The Melbourne Awards celebrates inspirational people and organisations that make Melbourne truly remarkable.
In 2013, The Melbourne Children’s – a partnership between The Royal Children’s Hospital, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics – was awarded ‘Contribution to profile by a corporation‘ for our work locally, nationally and internationally .
“We are absolutely delighted the strength of the Melbourne Children’s campus is being recognised and celebrated by our city,” said CEO Professor Christine Kilpatrick.
“This award is further evidence of our strong reputation as leaders in paediatric clinical care, research, training and education. I am delighted to have stood alongside my campus partner colleagues to accept this award on behalf of all of our staff and the tremendous work they do,” she said.
The award recognised some of the Melbourne Children’s major achievements, including the discovery of the rotavirus in 1973, the separation of conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna in 2009 and our record Good Friday Appeal where $16.4 million was raised. It is also attributed to the campus’ ongoing model of collaboration, how shared knowledge is translated into better health outcomes and staff are educated to provide great care now, and well into the future.
The City of Melbourne describes the hospital as ‘an iconic Melbourne institution – loved by Victorians and recognised as a leader around the world’.