News

Why fatigue and driving are a deadly combination

21 December 2016

This holiday season, sleep experts at The Alfred are urging people to stay safe behind the wheel and arrive at their destination unharmed.

patients

Alcohol in moderation not so good for the heart

6 December 2016

Researchers at The Alfred have debunked the commonly-held belief that alcohol in moderation is good for the heart, finding that as little as one drink per day can put people at risk of an irregular heartbeat. 

heart

patients

research & innovation

Pedestrians & cyclists urged to drink responsibly

2 December 2016

Trauma specialists at The Alfred are urging people to avoid excessive drinking and get home safely this party season after new figures revealed one in four pedestrians seriously injured by cars were intoxicated.  

emergency & trauma

patients

research & innovation

My second storm

25 November 2016

Bill McKean remembers little of what took place on Monday night. He recalls a shortness of breath, the paramedics arriving at his home, and the moments in hospital before being put to sleep. He was again in the grip of ‘thunderstorm asthma’ only, this time, it was far worse.

patients

Changes to disabled car parking at The Alfred

17 November 2016

New car parking arrangements at The Alfred will see more disabled car parking spaces available in areas that are undercover, secure and easy to access.

patients

Emergency Department street entrance relocates ahead of redevelopment

15 November 2016

Patients requiring urgent care now access The Alfred’s emergency department via a dedicated foot ramp along the hospital’s main Commercial Road driveway.

emergency & trauma

patients

Celebrating dads of The Alfred

30 August 2016

This week we're celebrating dads of The Alfred as part of the 16th annual Father's Day Appeal. Donate to the appeal.

patients

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