Epworth Geelong
WebsiteOverview
Epworth Geelong is a private hospital in Waurn Ponds, Geelong (Victoria), run by Epworth HealthCare, next to Deakin University.
It offers comprehensive cancer services: specialist inpatient wards, a day oncology unit, radiation oncology and palliative care.
Radiation therapy is delivered on site by Icon Cancer Centre Geelong (opened 2020), and Geelong Cancer Physicians, a private medical oncology and haematology practice, is based at the hospital.
Scale
Day oncology: 10 treatment chairs Cancer cases treated per year: not published by the hospital
Accreditation
Accredited against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, mandatory for every Australian hospital
Strengths and key treatments
Day oncology unit with 10 treatment chairs.
Radiation therapy at the on-site Icon Cancer Centre Geelong (opened 2020): a Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator with IMRT, VMAT, IGRT, stereotactic radiotherapy, surface-guided radiotherapy and deep-inspiration breath-hold, plus SOZO lymphoedema screening.
Medical oncology and haematology on site from Geelong Cancer Physicians (six medical oncologists and two haematologists).
Specialist inpatient wards and palliative care.