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Weight-loss surgery at no cost to patient

24 August 2016

The Alfred is one of few public hospitals in Australia to offer weight loss surgery at no cost to the patient.

obesity

patients

No Mycobacterial infection cases at The Alfred

24 August 2016

There have been no Victorian patients identified with the bacterial infection, known as Mycobacterium chimaera, since an international alert for regular testing of heater/cooler units was issued earlier this year. 

patients

The stranger who saved my life

4 August 2016

I grew up with half a heart. As a child, I struggled to run around with the other kids and as I grew, so did the struggle to keep up.

organ donation

patients

transplant

Aimee and Jamie

2 August 2016

Imagine having the ability to change someone’s life with a phone call.

organ donation

patients

transplant

Marathon walk raises vital funds

2 August 2016

Sandringham Hospital staff walk 600 kilometres to raise almost $11,000 in 24-hour marathon. 

Reducing the appeal of sugar-sweetened drinks

31 July 2016

Staff and visitors at The Alfred are making healthier drink choices – with the hospital’s on-site retailers participating in a series of world-first trials that will see sugar-sweetened beverage sales fall by 36,500 drinks each year.

Sandringham Hospital staff to walk for 24-hours

27 July 2016

Sandringham Hospital staff will be taking part in a 24-hour walk this Friday July 29 to help raise funds to build a new day procedure centre at the hospital.

More physiotherapy helps patients recover faster

18 July 2016

An intensive new physiotherapy routine will see some patients able to return home from hospital much earlier following major surgery, new research at The Alfred has found. 

physiotherapy

Shepparton students come face-to-face with devastating effects of trauma

15 July 2016

Shepparton high school students will learn first-hand how quickly risky behaviour can lead to trauma as part of a unique program. 

emergency & trauma

TMS treatment shows breakthroughs for depression

11 July 2016

Researchers at the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPRC) at Alfred Health have released breakthrough findings that show one in two people respond positively to a non-medicated, non-invasive treatment for severe depression.

mental health

research & innovation