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Caution urged around flames this long weekend

25 January 2018

Burns experts at The Alfred are asking the community to be vigilant around fires this Australia Day long weekend.

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DIY jobs and tripping hazards sees trauma increase

17 January 2018

The number of serious injuries sustained from falling or tripping is increasing – impacting more lives than vehicle accidents. 

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patients

Road trauma patients keep emergency staff busy over festive season

4 January 2018

Emergency and trauma specialists at The Alfred helped save the lives of more than a dozen road accident patients over the Christmas and New Year period. 

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patients

Don’t spend Christmas in Emergency

24 December 2017

This festive season, The Alfred emergency team is urging everyone to stay safe and avoid spending their holiday in the emergency department (ED).

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patients

Media enquiries and family support for incident at Flinders Street

21 December 2017

The Alfred is caring for patients and families following the incident that occurred in Melbourne's CBD early on Thursday evening.

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patients

ED redevelopment enters final phase

15 December 2017

The corridor linking The Alfred’s main reception to the Emergency and Trauma Centre reopened this week, as redevelopment works continue to progress.

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staff

Flu season leads to busiest ED on record

15 September 2017

This week, The Alfred has experienced its busiest winter period on record in the Emergency Department, with 610 people needing urgent care in just three days.

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flu

High-tech trauma glasses a vision of the future

13 September 2017

High-tech glasses for trauma doctors have the potential to change emergency resuscitation at The Alfred, starting next year.

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research & innovation

Robbie Gillies named Young Victorian of the Year

12 July 2017

He’s only 27 but already, Robbie Gillies has founded four charities, studied four university degrees, volunteered overseas and in remote Australian communities – and now works as a doctor in The Alfred emergency department.

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Trauma experts converge on The Alfred

28 June 2017

Experts from Victoria’s major trauma centres gathered at The Alfred this week for the first of a series of quarterly education sessions geared to further improve care.

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