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Director of ICU, Steve McGloughlin
The Alfred prepares for COVID-19
17 April 2020
In response to the COVID-19 global health crisis, The Alfred has significantly increased its capacity to care for critically ill patients with major expansions to its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Emergency Department (ED).
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emergency & trauma
A surgeon stands in the corridor of a hospital ward
Take care in the kitchen
9 April 2020
The Alfred has admitted multiple patients with severe cooking-related burns since the state’s stage 3 lockdown came into effect, and specialists are urging people at home to take greater care or risk life-long injuries.
emergency & trauma
The Alfred from Commercial Road. Ambulance driving in front.
Update on patients from White Island tragedy
13 January 2020
This page will be updated with information about patients transferred from New Zealand as it becomes available. 
emergency & trauma
Reality of Christmas in Emergency
16 December 2019
Trauma specialists from The Alfred have spoken out about the reality of Christmas in the Emergency and Trauma Centre in an attempt to curb the ever-increasing number of people seriously injured over the festive season. 
emergency & trauma
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
Patient Harry visits ICU
Crash survivor’s community thanks The Alfred
6 September 2019
Two months after a car crash nearly took the life of 18-year-old Harry, he’s back to visit the intensive care unit and trauma ward where he spent two weeks recovering. 
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intensive care
Elderly woman crossing road
Elderly at risk of hypothermia at home
17 June 2019
Elderly Australians are dying in hospital of hypothermia developed living in their own homes, a study by The Alfred's Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah has found.
emergency & trauma
research & innovation
Patient Graham Arkle with his daughter Sophie and wife Josie at The Alfred.
Easter break warning from road trauma survivor
17 April 2019
Graham Arkle was driving an eight-tonne army vehicle to an exhibition in March when a b-double crashed into the back of him on the Hume Freeway near Glenrowan.
emergency & trauma
Take care this holiday season
21 December 2018
The Alfred emergency team is ramping up for the festive season – after last year’s holiday period saw a spike in road trauma injuries, falls and alcohol-related presentations to the Emergency Department (ED).
emergency & trauma
Dr Helen Ackland with Gary Mann 10 months after his traumatic ladder fall. Gary’s nephew Phil is in the background demonstrating safe ladder techniques.
Preventable ladder falls causing severe injuries
19 December 2018
Trauma specialists are urging Victorians to take care cleaning gutters and preparing the home for Christmas as the number of patients arriving at The Alfred with life-threatening injuries caused by ladder falls continues to rise.
emergency & trauma