Vic hospital partly closed until January

A Melbourne hospital will remain partly closed into the new year after a burst pipe prompted an evacuation.

Although much of the Epworth Hospital in Clarendon Street was unaffected by the water, full services won't resume until January 12.

Services, including surgeries, have been transferred to other hospital campuses in Richmond and East Melbourne.

Patients were evacuated on Sunday night after a pipe burst in a construction zone on the hospital's roof, flooding three floors.