The Royal Melbourne Hospital is part of Australia's public health care system and offers hospital care to any Australian resident under Medicare arrangements.
Patients with a valid Medicare card can choose to be admitted as either a public or private patient within a public hospital with no out-of-pocket expenses for care.
Non-Medicare patients can still access our services, and may be able to receive free or subsidised care through other arrangements, or claim cover through private insurance.
Find out more about whether there may be costs involved in your medical treatment:
As a public health service, the Royal Melbourne Hospital provides free care and hospital services to public patients who are enrolled in Medicare.
Patients with private health insurance have the choice to be treated as either a public patient (if they have a Medicare card) or private patient. Private patients have their treatment costs (excluding discharge medication) covered by their health fund.
Patients who do not have a valid a Medicare card (called Medicare ineligible patients) are generally responsible for all costs associated with their treatment at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
The Australian Government has Reciprocal Health Care Agreements with the governments of certain countries. This allows visitors from those countries to receive limited subsidised health services for medically necessary treatments.
Asylum seekers and refugees are provided with free medical care (including diagnostic services) in Victorian hospitals.
If you are involved in a transport or workplace accident or injury, you need to make sure that your claim is lodged with the TAC or WorkCover so you receive the support you need to cover the cost of your treatment at the hospital.
If you need to pay a hospital bill in person or over the phone, visit or call our cashier offices at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkville or Royal Park .
300 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria