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Ongoing care

We work with you and your family or carers to set goals for what you want to achieve from your stay in hospital.

Community care

We deliver more than 50 healthcare services in the community and in people's homes, across Melbourne and regional Victoria.

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Services & clinics

At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, we offer a range of services and clinics for our patients and consumers. We support people staying in hospital, as well as people coming in for treatment or being treated in the community.

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Cardiology

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service

Victorian Tuberculosis Program

Health professionals

As a large public hospital and healthcare provider, we work with health professionals statewide to help deliver patient care. Our career and training opportunities for healthcare workers promote professional development and improve patient outcomes.

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Careers

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career.

Training courses

There's a range of clinical learning opportunities at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH).

For GPs

Our GP Liaison team helps GPs and other health professionals to navigate and refer patients to services at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH). We work to improve communication between the hospital and primary care

Pathology Handbook

The RMH Pathology Handbook is a reference guide to help clinicians select tests and collect the correct specimen.

Research

Factor H

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Collection Requirements

8.5 ml serum tube

Tube Colour

Gold

Test image(s)

Requires own tube?

Department

Biochemistry

Reference Interval

See report

Availability

Monthly

Reference Laboratory

South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Level 4, Campus Centre Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick NSW 2031. tel 02 9382 9601

Fee

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Test code: FACTH

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