At Melbourne Private Hospital we offer compassionate cancer care by combining essential medical treatment with care and sensitivity towards your mental and emotional wellbeing.
We offer a comprehensive, integrated and holistic program led by expert cancer specialists, doctors and nurses whose professional life is committed to your wellbeing.
We connect and collaborate with two major tertiary cancer care centres - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital – which enables us to provide you with a world-class cancer care in the heart of the Parkville medical precinct.
Melbourne Private Hospital is aligned with WEHI, a powerful research hub that is enabling ground-breaking developments in many areas including cancer and immunology
Your cancer care in one location
We’re an integrated cancer service, all in one location. Onsite we offer chemotherapy for inpatients and outpatients in our Day Infusion Centre; radiology; pathology; haematology; surgery; and recovery in our oncology unit with a team of dedicated allied health professionals working together for you.
Holistic and personalised treatment
Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing treatment can be a really tough time for our patients and their families, and as such, we support your mental health and wellbeing.
All patients have access to on-site allied health support including a breast care nurse, stomal therapy nurse, dietitian, and palliative care. And an inpatient physiotherapist and occupational therapist.
We can help you access off-site counsellors and social workers and connect you with Cancer Council Victoria.
Our teams all work closely and collaborate so they’re across all aspects of your treatment to ensure you receive the best possible care.
We can help you access the Look Good, Feel Better program which supports adults and teens to manage appearance-related side effects and boost confidence whilst going through treatment.
Breast Care Nurse
- Post-operative assessments and information about surgery, recovery
- Information re outpatient support services
- Help in understanding medical terminology and discuss surgical procedures
- Emotional support
- Prosthesis and post-surgical bra fitting information
- Referral to the BCNA for a free post-surgical bra
- Help in understanding side effects of surgery and cancer treatments such as hair loss and premature menopause.
Stomal Therapy Nurse
Our Stomal Therapy Nurse can provide special care for people undergoing surgery that involves the formation of a stoma. This includes:
- Pre-operative and post-operative education, counselling and ongoing patient support
- Emotional support
- Help in understanding medical terms
- Discuss surgical procedures
- Wound management
- Continence management
- Siting patients for surgical procedures that require a stoma
- Fitting and supplying stomal appliances
- Referrals to allied health and community services
- Outpatient support and guidance
Find a cancer doctor
And as a private patient you’ll be able to choose your own doctor from our network:
- Dr Ashish Bajel, Oncology
- Dr Richard De Boer, Medical Oncologist
- Dr Jayesh Desai, Oncology
- Prof Peter Gibbs, Oncology
- Dr Simon He, Haematology, Oncology
- Dr Belinda Lee, Oncology
- Dr Lara Lipton, Oncology
- Prof Mark Andrew Rosenthal, Oncology