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The Royal Children’s Hospital Kids Health Info

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 150 years.

The RCH:

  • is the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
  • is the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
  • provides a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

Vision and mission

Kids Health Info, from The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is designed to help you support your child to thrive.

How The Royal Children’s Hospital can help

Created with experts at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Kids Health Info includes digital fact sheets, videos, podcasts and social media content.

The aim of Kids Health Info is simple: to guide you through the milestones and challenges your children may face — from croup to burns and everything in between.

Programs, apps and tools

  • Kids Health Info app: Take Kids Health Info with you, wherever you go. Download the Kids Health Info app to access over 350 kids health fact sheets.

Last reviewed: July 2025

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