Prof David Kaye holding up the Total Artificial Heart

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Social worker Alex Coombs
Supporting Alex’s return to work
3 December 2019
We are improving the way we provide healthcare services to people with disabilities and their families. Alfred Health is launching its Access and Inclusion Plan for People with Disabilities 2019–22.
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Staff from the ID nursing, allied health and reception team at The Alfred Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic on Level 4 Philip Block.
Ending the stigma this World AIDS Day
29 November 2019
Alfred Health Infectious Diseases Physician, Edwina Wright, says HIV-related stigma is a leading reason why people don't get tested for HIV and don't access healthcare.
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The Alfred from Commercial Road. Ambulance driving in front.
Response to reports about The Alfred infrastructure
28 November 2019
Alfred Health Chief Executive, Professor Andrew Way, has confirmed that the buildings at The Alfred remain safe for staff to work and for patients to receive care.
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Health Promotion Team at Caulfield Community Health Service.
Driving family violence education in the community
26 November 2019
Did you know that one in four Australian women have experienced family violence since the age of 15?
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Thuong Mai Lung Transplant
Teen receives life-saving lung and kidney transplants
14 November 2019
In a remarkable example of team collaboration at The Alfred, paediatric lung transplant patient Thuong Mai returned home to Queensland last week, with a newfound dream of becoming a nurse.
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Colonel Su Winter, Director of Clinical Services at the Taji Military Complex, 20km north of Baghdad, 2017.
Serving our country and our patients
11 November 2019
From Rwanda to Iraq, Colonel Su Winter has served in the Australian Army since medical school. 
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Cath Lab team perform stent procedure and Impella implantation
Miniature heart pump a life saver
4 November 2019
Alfred cardiologists have used a miniature heart pump to keep a Melbourne-man alive during a high-risk stent procedure.
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Prof Paul Myles standing in the surgical recovery area.
Shaping health care: Eighth Australian joins influential academy
22 October 2019
Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine director, Professor Paul Myles has become just the eighth Australian elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.
research & innovation
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Hamish and Charlotte in car seats
Be car seat safe
21 October 2019
At a recent education event, our Emergency Department team learnt some important things about child car seat safety. We hope sharing these messages with you will help keep our community safe on the roads, especially as we head into the holiday season.
emergency & trauma
Louise Fuller
Physio awarded prestigious fellowship
4 October 2019
Any patient who has experienced the care of Louise Fuller can attest her lung transplant rehab program produces incredible results. So it’s fitting that Lou has been recognised in a prestigious fellowship program – the Churchill Fellowship.
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