The Royal Children's Hospital - Hospital in the Home

The Hospital-in-the-Home program (Wallaby) allows your child to be cared for at home by The Royal children’s Hospital medical, nursing and allied health staff. By transferring to Wallaby, your child can complete their inpatient treatment at home.

Wallaby is a 51 bed ward, in which medically stable children requiring daily/twice daily acute care interventions can complete their admission at home. Whilst at home, children are visited and cared for by a team of qualified nurses, medical and allied health staff who communicate regularly with the child's primary treating medical unit.