The RCH’s first strategic goal is to be a leading paediatric academic hospital. That’s why we focus on the everyday excellence we deliver.

Everything starts here. At every level, every role and in every service, we work to make things better, for our patients, our families, our partners in care and our people.

Under Goal 1, our focus for the next three years is to:

• Innovate in clinical excellence.
• Embed the voices of young people and grow kid-centric models of care.
• Drive impact with our people, technology and sustainable finances.

The RCH’s second strategic goal is for an integrated paediatric service system. We are uniquely positioned to collaborate with our colleagues across the state to improve the integration of the paediatric service system in Victoria.

This goal requires us to draw on our clinical expertise, learn from the knowledge of our peers, work together to identify gaps and opportunities, and partner with other health services to improve the whole system.

Under Goal 2, our focus in the next three years is to:

• Partner with health services and community providers to develop a state-wide paediatric health services plan.
• Find new ways to share knowledge and expertise.

The RCH’s third strategic goal is for healthy children and young people in the community. We want to grow our ability to change the lives of the children we may never meet.

Empowering them and their families – advocating for better health equity, improving their health literacy and improving our environmental performance in order to help secure the planet’s future.

Under Goal 3, our focus in the next three years is to:

• Advocate for equity and action on the social determinants of health.
• Empower our community through health literacy.
• Contribute to environmental sustainability.