Prof Simone Alexander
Simone has more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare sector and has been in the Chief Operating Officer role since December 2017.
Simone is responsible for the management and performance of Alfred Health’s clinical operations. She has spent the last eight years as a Clinical Service Director at Alfred Health, most recently as the Clinical Service Director, Emergency and Acute Medicine. In this role, she provided leadership and operational management of many areas including Alfred and Sandringham Hospital’s Emergency Departments, ICU, hyperbaric, cardiology, general medicine, neurology, hospital in the home and five inpatient wards.
Simone was responsible for meeting national emergency access targets and service development. She has also taken part in advising on trauma centre development in other countries, including Saudi Arabia.
Simone has Masters Degrees in Health Management and Clinical Nursing and is also:
Adjunct Clinical Professor
- Department of Medicine, Central Clinical School
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Monash University