Send flowers to Footscray Hospital in Melbourne's inner west
A florist in Melbourne's inner west makes up the bouquet and takes it to Footscray Hospital. Ring the ward before you order: intensive care and several other wards take no flowers.
Footscray Hospital is Western Health's public hospital for Melbourne's inner west, and since 18 February 2026 it has been a brand-new building. The new hospital stands on Ballarat Road in Footscray, next to Victoria University, with around 504 beds, an emergency department, intensive care, cardiac care, general medicine, surgery and cancer services. The 1953 hospital on Gordon Street has closed, so if someone gives you the old address, use the Ballarat Road one. Whether you have typed "send flowers to Footscray Hospital" or "order flowers Footscray Hospital" into a search box, the process is the same: a florist nearby makes the bouquet and carries it in.
Check with the ward before you buy
Western Health does not publish a single flower rule we could point you to, so treat the following as the general picture for Australian public hospitals and confirm it with the ward by phone. Intensive care, the cardiac care unit, haematology and oncology beds and some surgical wards decline fresh flowers because of infection control and the lack of bench space around a monitored bed. Most general medical and surgical wards still accept a modest bouquet. A quick call also confirms the patient is still there; stays in a modern acute hospital are often only two or three nights.
Details the florist needs at a new hospital
A new building means new ward names, and reception staff are still learning them too. Write the patient's full name as it appears on their admission, the ward and, if you know it, the room or bed number, and add the word "patient" to the address line. Without the ward the bouquet stops at the main entrance and waits. If the person is likely to be discharged within a day, send the flowers to their home in Footscray, Yarraville, Seddon, Maidstone or wherever they live; they will enjoy them for a week there instead of leaving them behind.
A bouquet that suits a bedside locker
Hospital rooms are compact and nurses are busy, so pick an arrangement that arrives in its own container with water rather than a loose bunch that needs a vase found for it. Low-scent flowers such as gerberas, tulips, alstroemeria and chrysanthemums are kind to a shared room; leave lilies and hyacinths for the homecoming. Bright colours do more for a patient's mood than a formal white arrangement, which many Australians associate with sympathy rather than get-well wishes.
When it arrives and what it costs
Orders placed before 2pm on a weekday or 10am on a Saturday, Melbourne time, are normally delivered the same day, Monday to Saturday. Hospital deliveries depend on the ward accepting the flowers and on when the driver can reach reception, so same day is never guaranteed; a morning order gives the best chance. Bouquets start at around AUD 75 and the delivery fee is shown at checkout before you pay. Every order includes a card, and a short message with your name on it matters more than the size of the bouquet when the patient cannot see who brought it.
Did you know? The new Footscray Hospital on Ballarat Road opened on 18 February 2026 with around 504 beds, replacing the 1953 hospital on Gordon Street.
Frequently asked questions about flowers to Footscray Hospital
Can I send flowers to a patient at Footscray Hospital?
Usually yes on the general medical and surgical wards, but ring the ward first. Intensive care, cardiac care and the cancer and haematology beds generally take no fresh flowers, and the new building has new ward names that reception is still getting used to. The ward will also tell you whether the patient is still admitted.
Which address do I use, Gordon Street or Ballarat Road?
Ballarat Road, Footscray. The new Footscray Hospital opened there on 18 February 2026 and the old Gordon Street hospital has closed. Give the hospital name, the ward, the patient's full name and a room number if you have one, and add the word patient so reception knows where it is going.
What flowers work best in a hospital room in Footscray?
Something compact and low in scent, delivered in a container that already holds water: gerberas, tulips, alstroemeria or chrysanthemums in bright colours. Skip lilies, hyacinths and potted plants with soil. If discharge is a day away, send to the home address instead and the flowers will last the full week.