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Hector and wife Ana surrounded by the ICU team
Hector’s incredible fight for survival
30 August 2023
Earlier this year, Hector Saenz became the second person in Australia to receive a lung transplant following COVID-19 – after six months in The Alfred ICU, more than 4000 hours of critical care from 1500 medical professionals, and the longest recorded stint on ECMO.
critical care
icu
patients
Doctors perform a world-first trial at The Alfred
First-in-world endometriosis trial begins
16 August 2023
Doctors from The Alfred Interventional Radiology (IR) team, headed up by principal investigator Associate Professor Jim Koukounaras, have designed a world-first study using interventional radiology to treat endometriosis.
clinical trials
interventional radiology
patients
research & innovation
Prof Catriona McLean AO
Prof McLean honoured with prestigious award
16 August 2023
It is with great pride that we share pathologist Prof Catriona McLean AO has been awarded the prestigious Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation medal for her remarkable contribution to neuropathology.
neuropathology
pathology
patients
Tracie Tan, Toby Winton-Brown, Nicholas Burgess, Lana Higson, Melissa Jordan and Jacquie Eyres from the Functional Seizures Clinic
New clinic helping people with functional seizures
7 August 2023
When Natalie started experiencing involuntary jerks in 2020, she had no idea the journey she had begun. Following a tonic-clonic seizure and a misdiagnosis of epilepsy, Natalie eventually discovered she had functional neurological disorder (FND). Daily, she was experiencing clusters of jerks – about 50 at a time – and as a busy professional, Natalie felt her body was out of her control. 
patients
research & innovation
seizures
Steven Fletcher-Jones received a lung transplant this year. Steven is standing in a park in front of The Alfred Hospital.
Sign up to save a life
24 July 2023
Earlier this year, Steven Fletcher-Jones underwent a lung transplant at The Alfred, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous organ donor. It's Donate Life Week, and we're urging everyone to register to become an organ donor so that you too could have the chance to save a life.
donatelife
lung transplant
organ donation
patients
Endocrinologist Dr Shoshana Sztal-Mazer and Dr Eleanor Danek holding reusable insulin pens.
Prescribing a more sustainable future
28 June 2023
Hundreds of disposable insulin pens will be kept out of landfill thanks to a campaign headed by endocrinologist Dr Shoshana Sztal-Mazer.
diabetes
endocrinology
patients
Red hot water bottle
Take care with hot water bottles this winter
20 June 2023
Doctors are issuing a warning to people using hot water bottles after seeing a significant increase in patients suffering severe burns admitted to the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred. 
burns
emergency & trauma
patients
A scientist places a test tube into a centrifuge.
Clinical trials create hope for the future
18 May 2023
The Alfred is the home for clinical trials and translational health practice. Of all clinical trials happening in Australia, one in five occur on site at The Alfred. The Alfred does two thirds of all first-in-human clinical trials conducted in Australia. That's why, this World Clinical Trials Day, we are celebrating the researchers, partners and collaborators who choose to conduct their trials with Alfred Health. 
clinical trials
patients
research & innovation
Celebrating our nurse-force
12 May 2023
Hear from some of our incredible nurses about why that do what they do, as we celebrate International Nurses Day 2023.
nurses
nursing education
patients
Alfred stroke team receives certification
5 May 2023
The stroke team at The Alfred is delighted to be the first in Victoria to receive Australian Stroke Coalition Stroke Unit Certification.
patients
research & innovation
staff