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department, he was refused

permission. Because in those days

you weren’t allowed to have a private

hospitalwithin5kilometresofanother

public hospital or any hospital. So

he took it to the Supreme Court,

he won the case and proceeded

to build the private hospital.”

Situated next to the East Link

and Monash Freeway, the Valley

Hospital is one of only five hospitals

in Melbourne which has an

emergency unit. With a community

of approximately 1.2 million people

(30% of the region’s population), they

provide a complete array of advanced

medical and surgical services, from

a 24 hour intensive care unit on-site

and 24 hour emergency assistance.

A majority of the doctors at the

hospital are affiliated with Monash

Health and Monash University,

giving them the edge on the

discipline they are practising. The

significant number of specialists

and medical professionals operating

on-site includes the 800 accredited

visiting medical staff each year.

A high level of investment has seen

the performance capabilities of the

Valley Hospital continue to grow. In

the 3 ½ years he has been in charge

of the hospital, Henderson has

committeda$30millioninvestment in

buildings, facilities and technologies.

The hospital prides itself on keeping

up-to-date with modern technology,

and working with leading medical

product suppliers to improve

the overall service and delivery.

“We have the world’s first fully