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VPAS Referrals Recommendations for VPAS Referrals Metropolitan Hospitals Angliss Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Boxhill Hospital (Monash Medical Centre Or The Mercy/Austin Health) Cabrini Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Frankston Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Epworth Freemasons (The Women’s Or The Mercy/Austin Health) Knox Private Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Mitcham Private Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Northpark Private Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Peninsula Private Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Sandringham & District Memorial Hospital (the Women’s) St John of God Berwick Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) St Vincent's Private Hospital (The Women’s Or The Mercy/Austin Health) Mercy Private Hospital Sunshine Hospital (The Women’s) The Bays Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) The Northern Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Waverley Private Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Werribee Mercy Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Regional Hospitals Albury Wodonga Health - Wodonga Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (Monash Medical Centre) Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat Health Services(The Women’s) University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health (The Women’s) Wonthaggi Hospital, Bass Coast Regional Health (Monash Medical Centre) Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Benella Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Castlemaine Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Sale Hospital, Central Gippsland Health Service (Monash Medical Centre) Cohuna District Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Colac Area Health (The Women’s) Bacchus Marsh & Melton Regional Hospital Djerriwarrh Health Service (The Women’s) Ararat Campus, East Grampians Health Service(The Women’s) Echuca Regional Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Leongatha Hospital, Gippsland Southern Health Service (Monash Medical Centre) Goulburn Valley Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Kerang & District Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Kilmore & District Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Kyneton District Health Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Latrobe Regional Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Mansfield District Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Maryborough Campus, Maryborough District Health Service (The Mercy/Austin Health) Mildura Base Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Northeast Health Wangaratta (The Mercy/Austin Health) Orbost Regional Health (Monash Medical Centre) Portland District Health (The Women’s) Rural Northwest Health (The Mercy/Austin Health) Shepparton Private Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) South Gippsland Hospital Foster (Monash Medical Centre) South West Health Care (Camperdown & Warrnambool) (The Women’s) St John of God Bendigo Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) St John of God Ballarat Hospital (The Women’s) St John of God Geelong Hospital (The Women’s) Swan Hill District Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Terang & Mortlake Health Service (The Women’s) Hamilton Base Hospital, Western District Health Service (The Women’s) West Gippsland Hospital (Warragul)(Monash Medical Centre) Wimmera Base Hospital, Wimmera Health Care Group (The Women’s) Yarrawonga district Health Service (The Mercy/Austin Health) Hospitals/Centres that do not have birthing suites but provide antenatal and postnatal services Metro Masada Private Hospital (Monash Medical Centre) Services Regional Casterton Memorial Hospital (The Women’s) Cobram District Health Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) East Wimmera Health Service (The Women’s) Edenhope & District Hospital (The Women’s) Healesville and District hospital (Eastern Health) (Monash Medical Centre) Hepburn Health Service (The Women’s) Kyabram & District Memorial Community Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Lorne Community Hospital (The Women’s) Numurkah & District Health Service (The Mercy/Austin Health) Otway Health (The Women’s) Robinvale Destrict Health Service (The Mercy/Austin Health) Rural Northwest Health, Warracknabeal (The Women’s) Seymour District Memorial Hospital (The Mercy/Austin Health) Stawell Regional Health (The Women’s) Timboon & District Healthcare Service (The Women’s) West Wimmera (Nhill & Rainbow) Health Service (The Women’s) .
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