The Valley Private Hospital was established in 1984 by Dr Dennis Harvie. The hospital opened with a 24 hour Emergency Department, the first private emergency facility in Australia. Since June 2007 the hospital has been owned and operated by Healthe Care - a subsidiary of Luye Medical, part of the Luye Group. The company is the third largest corporate private hospital operator in Australia and one of the country’s largest privately-owned healthcare organisations. All Healthe Care hospitals are fully accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. The Healthe Care group is proud of its commitment to improvement in all areas, our excellent relationships with doctors and our vision for the future. Our vision is to be the major private hospital group servicing the needs of South Eastern Victoria. The Valley Private Hospital provides a comprehensive range of healthcare services to over 1.2 million people in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs. We have a 24 hour Emergency Department, state of the art cardiac and orthopaedic services, and a wide range of on-site medical, surgical and allied health services. The Valley Private Hospital has 226 Beds including 10 Intensive Care Beds, 17 Coronary Care Beds, 7 Theatres including a hybrid theatre, 1 Catheterisation Lab, 1 Endoscopy Suite.
