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Director of Trauma on the helipad at The Alfred
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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Carl Luckhoff, acting Deputy Director of Emergency
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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The Alfred from Commercial Road. Ambulance driving in front.
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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Annual Meeting 2016-17
8 December 2017
Alfred Health recently held its Annual Meeting, detailing our results from the 2016-17 year. It was a challenging but rewarding year, with a high volume of patient admissions and increase in many of our statewide services.
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Organ donation commemorative sculpture
Ireland reaches out: honouring the greatest gift
29 November 2017
A commemorative stone sculpture gifted to Melbourne as part of a global initiative to remember organ donors and their families has been unveiled at The Alfred.
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The Alfred staff show their support
Australia votes ‘yes’
15 November 2017
The results of the marriage equality postal survey were announced earlier today, with nearly 62 per cent of eligible Australians – more than seven million people – voting for change.
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Right word. Right time.
Right Word. Right Time.
14 November 2017
Alfred Health is putting health professionals at the forefront of a new campaign to combat the single biggest killer of Australians each year. 
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Thunderstorm
Plan now for Thunderstorm Asthma season
7 September 2017
Spring marks the start of thunderstorm asthma season (1 September – 31 December) and doctors at the Alfred Hospital are urging people to start taking preventative measures, even if they have not suffered from asthma before.
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The Alfred staff show their support
Supporting our LGBTIQA+ community through the marriage equality debate
18 August 2017
Alfred Health is concerned for the wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community during the proposed ballot on marriage equality, and offer our continued support.
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Alfred Health and RACS sign MoU to promoting respectful culture and improving patient safety in surgery
Partnership to improve respectful culture
3 July 2017
Alfred Health’s stance on building a respectful culture and improving patient safety in surgery has been further strengthened under a new agreement with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
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