East Metro & Murrindindi Local Health Service Network
From 1 July 2025, Local Health Service Networks have been set up across Victoria. These networks help health services work better together so people can get the care they need, closer to home.
Alexandra District Health, Eastern Health, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, and Yea & District Memorial Hospital have joined together to form the East Metro & Murrindindi Local Health Service Network.
Each health service will stay independent and keep its own name, local leadership and strong connection to its community. By working together, the network aims to make it easier for people to access services and to improve health and wellbeing across the region.
Network priority areas
The East Metro & Murrindindi Local Health Service Network is working together across four key priority areas to improve care for our community:
Access, equity and flow
Making it easier for people to get the right care at the right time. This includes reducing barriers to accessing specialist services and improving how people move between local, metropolitan and specialist care, so services are well coordinated and fair for everyone.
Workforce
Building a strong, skilled and flexible health workforce across rural and metropolitan areas. This supports reliable access to high‑quality care and helps ensure health professionals are well supported now and into the future.
Safety and quality
Providing safe, high‑quality care across all services. This includes learning from community needs, sharing best practice, and continuously improving how care is delivered.
Shared services
Working together to share systems, resources and expertise across health services. This improves efficiency, supports smaller services, reduces duplication, and helps deliver better value for the community.
