Latrobe Regional Hospital

What Latrobe Regional Hospital does

Latrobe Regional Hospital (legal entity: Latrobe Regional Health) is a government-owned public health service headquartered at 10 Village Avenue, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, operating under the Victorian Department of Health and governed pursuant to the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic). It is the main acute and specialist hospital for the Gippsland region, operating 313 beds and treatment chairs and employing approximately 2,600 staff across a regional catchment of more than 270,000 residents located roughly 150 km east of Melbourne.

The hospital delivers a comprehensive range of services including a 24/7 emergency department, surgery, oncology and cardiology, mental health, and women's and children's services. Mental health is provided across eight community locations spanning Bairnsdale, Traralgon, Sale, Orbost, Warragul, Wonthaggi, and Yarram, supplemented by Healthdirect Video Call telehealth consultations. The 2024 Thomson Women's, Children's and Birthing Unit added 6 birthing rooms and 10 single post-natal rooms, and a campus-wide expansion introduced additional theatres, a new ICU, and enlarged inpatient units. A Research and Clinical Trials Unit established in 2019 runs clinical trials aligned to community health priorities, supported by partnerships with Alfred Health's TrialHub, the Regional Trials Network Victoria, Monash Partners, and the VCCC Alliance. Teaching hospital status is anchored through Monash University School of Rural Health and Federation University affiliations.

The revenue model is government-funded: services are bulk-billed to public patients under Medicare Australia arrangements, with operating funding flowing from the Victorian Department of Health. No private fees are charged to public patients, and there are no venture, private equity, or public shareholders. Underlying technology consists of standard public healthcare infrastructure including the CareSync Exchange electronic health information sharing system, Kronos Workforce Central, and the LRH eLearn training portal. The hospital was recognised as the 2022 Premier's Medium Health Service of the Year at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards.

Name

Latrobe Regional Hospital

Legal name

Latrobe Regional Health

Website

https://lrh.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Latrobe Regional Hospital is a Victorian government-owned public teaching hospital in Traralgon, Australia, delivering emergency, surgical, maternity, mental health, oncology, and cardiology services to more than 270,000 Gippsland residents across 313 beds and eight community mental health sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Mental health services
• Maternity birthing services
• Clinical research trials

Headquarters

HQ city

Traralgon

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Hospital Healthcare Services: Public hospital funded primarily through Victorian Government Department of Health funding. Provides healthcare services to public patients under Medicare arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Latrobe Regional Hospital is a purpose-built public teaching hospital in Traralgon, Victoria, providing acute, emergency, mental health, maternity, cancer, cardiology, and Aboriginal health services to the Gippsland community. It operates 313 beds and treatment chairs and serves as Gippsland's main mental health provider with community services across eight regional locations. The hospital also runs a Research and Clinical Trials Unit and is affiliated with Monash University and Federation University for clinical training.

Product overview

Latrobe Regional Hospital operates as a purpose-built teaching hospital providing a comprehensive range of specialised health services. The hospital functions as Gippsland's main healthcare provider with core services including emergency medicine, maternity and women's health (Thomson Women's, Children's and Birthing Unit), mental health services across the region, cancer care, cardiology, and Aboriginal health services. The Research and Clinical Trials Unit, established in 2019, supports clinical research aligned with community health priorities. As a teaching hospital affiliated with Monash University and Federation University, LRH also offers community programs such as the P.A.R.T.Y. Program for youth trauma prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU): Public health unit serving the Gippsland region
• Thomson Women's, Children's and Birthing Unit
• LRH eLearn Online Training Portal

Products and services

• Emergency Department 24/7 emergency medical care providing urgent treatment for acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening conditions for the Gippsland community.
• Mental Health Services Comprehensive mental health care for infants, children, young people, adults, and older adults across the Gippsland region, delivered through community mental health centres in eight towns and Healthdirect Video Call telehealth.
• Thomson Women's, Children's and Birthing Unit Specialised unit offering women's health, maternity, and paediatric services including birthing, postnatal care, and special care nursery for the Gippsland region.
• Cancer Care Services Oncology services providing cancer treatment, chemotherapy, and cancer care support for patients in the Gippsland region.
• Cardiology Services Heart health services including diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular conditions for Gippsland patients.
• Special Care Nursery Neonatal intensive care providing specialised treatment for premature or ill newborns requiring close monitoring and medical support.
• Agnes Unit Support unit for parents and infants under 12 months of age to strengthen bonding and help families adjust to life with a new baby.
• Aboriginal Health Services Culturally responsive health services with Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients during hospital stays.
• Research and Clinical Trials Unit Clinical research unit managing clinical trials and research projects across healthcare areas aligned with community health priorities, supported by partnerships with TrialHub (Alfred Health), Regional Trials Network Victoria, Monash Partners, and VCCC Alliance.
• Clinical Trials Program Clinical trial participation program enabling Gippsland residents to access potentially life-saving treatments and contribute to medical research.
• Gippsland Region Public Health Unit Public health service focused on improving health outcomes across the Gippsland region through prevention, health promotion, and population health initiatives.
• P.A.R.T.Y. Program Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth Program providing trauma education to Gippsland schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 270,000+ population served across Gippsland region
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Monash University School of Rural HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Educational partnership providing placements and clinical experience opportunities for medical and health students. LRH operates as a teaching hospital with Monash University affiliation for student training.
• Federation UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Educational partnership providing placements and clinical experience opportunities for students from Federation University.
• TrialHub (Alfred Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrialHub partners with regional and remote hospitals to establish independent and sustainable clinical trial units to increase access to potentially life-saving treatments. Alfred Health initiative supporting LRH's clinical research capabilities.
• Regional Trials Network VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTN-Vic was created to improve access and recruitment to high quality cancer clinical trials for rural and regional areas of Victoria.
• Monash PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative partnership between leading health service, research and teaching organisations for collaborative healthcare advancement.
• VCCC AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPowerful partnership of 10 leading research, academic and clinical institutions working together to fundamentally reshape cancer care.
• Safer Care VictoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with clinicians and consumers to help health services deliver better, safer healthcare across Victoria.
• Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and RegionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting innovation, research and development, particularly in mRNA research initiatives.
• Monash HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictoria's largest public health service, potentially collaborating on patient care and research initiatives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Monash Health: Victoria's largest public health service operating multiple hospitals and community sites. LRH has an active partnership with Monash University School of Rural Health for student placements and shares the Victorian public health operating model, though at materially larger scale and metropolitan scope.
• Alfred Health: Major Melbourne metropolitan health service operating The Alfred, Sandringham and Caulfield hospitals with strong research and trauma profile. LRH partners with Alfred Health via TrialHub for clinical research, providing a direct incumbent peer for tertiary referral and research linkage.

Direct peers

• Barwon Health: Major regional public health service based in Geelong, Victoria, providing acute, sub-acute, mental health, aged care, and community services across multiple sites. Closest comparable Victorian regional public health service to LRH in operating model, funding mix, and regional referral role.
• Albury Wodonga Health: Cross-border regional health service operating across NSW and Victoria. Provides acute, sub-acute, mental health and community services to a regional catchment, making it a near-equivalent operating model to LRH's regional public hospital structure.
• Goulburn Valley Health: Regional public health service based in Shepparton, Victoria, delivering acute, maternity, mental health and community services to a rural catchment. Directly comparable to LRH as a Victorian regional public hospital serving an agricultural/regional population.
• West Gippsland Healthcare Group: Regional public healthcare provider based in Warragul, also within the Gippsland region. Provides acute, aged care and community services and overlaps with LRH's catchment, serving as a local sub-regional peer.
• Bass Coast Health: Regional public health service in Wonthaggi, Victoria, providing acute and community services to a coastal/rural catchment. Operates one of LRH's community mental health satellite locations and shares the Victorian regional public hospital operating model.
• Northeast Health Wangaratta: Smaller regional public health service in northeast Victoria providing acute, aged care, and community services. Highly comparable rural regional hospital model to LRH, though at smaller scale.

Regional players

• Hunter New England Local Health District: Largest local health district in NSW, providing hospital and community services across a vast regional and rural catchment including multiple acute hospitals. Comparable as a large-scale Australian regional public health system, but operating in a different state jurisdiction.
• Tasmanian Health Service: Tasmania's public hospital and health service network operating the Royal Hobart, Launceston General and North West Regional hospitals. Comparable as a publicly funded regional hospital network, but operating in a different state with its own funding and policy environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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