Learn about kidney diseases, dialysis and kidney transplantation.
People diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are carefully monitored during frequent visits to our specialist clinics and attend the CKD education program to prepare for their future care.
Learn more about holiday dialysis options if you are one of our patients and are planning a trip away from Melbourne, or an Australian or overseas traveller visiting Melbourne.
The Home Dialysis service is based at the RMH Royal Park and supports both peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) provides large satellite haemodialysis centres in Coburg, Essendon Fields and at the John Perrett Kidney Centre located at the RMH Elizabeth St.
Peritoneal dialysis is one dialysis method and may be preferable for the first few years for a person starting on dialysis, rather than haemodialysis.
Our Kidney Care team acts as a nephrology service provider for 22 regional dialysis units throughout Victoria.
In Australia, kidney transplants were pioneered by the RMH in the 1960s and we continue our ground-breaking work.