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Keeping patients and staff safe from COVID-19

12 July 2020

Alfred Health has stringent protocols in place to protect staff and patients from COVID-19. These are being reinforced across our health service as community transmission of the virus has increased and eight staff members across the health service have contracted the virus. 

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We don’t want to see you this long weekend (no offence)

4 June 2020

The Alfred burns team and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) are urging people across the state to take care around fire this weekend or risk a lengthy stay in hospital - or worse.

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Staying safe in bushfire smoke

7 January 2020

Smoke from the devastating bushfires is blanketing many parts of Victoria, including Melbourne.

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Tram course gets patients back into the community

16 December 2019

A makeshift tram at Caulfield Hospital is helping patients build their strength, balance and confidence to return to the community.

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Improving efficiency at Sandringham Hospital

6 December 2019

Since the Sandringham Community Bank Day Procedure Centre opened last year, more patients have been able to go home on the same day as their surgery. This means we often have empty surgical beds, so we've made some changes to bed numbers to improve efficiency.  

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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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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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Day Procedure Centre turns one

29 August 2019

The Sandringham Community Bank Day Procedure Centre® has had a successful first year – providing more than 2100 locals with expert care through their day procedures.

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Voluntary assisted dying: Our approach

7 June 2019

Victoria's voluntary assisted dying law comes into effect on 19 June 2019.  It allows a person in the late stages of advanced disease to take medication prescribed by a doctor that will bring about their death at a time they choose – often at home supported by family and friends.

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Lifesaving clinical trials network given a $25 million boost

22 March 2019

Australians will soon have greater access to potentially lifesaving treatments for rare cancers and other diseases with the establishment of a clinical trials network led by Alfred Health and Monash University.

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