Prof David Kaye holding up the Total Artificial Heart

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Urgent plea ahead of Easter
6 April 2023
Trauma specialists from The Alfred are issuing an urgent plea to road users ahead of what is traditionally one of their busiest periods.
emergency & trauma
patients
Donors help fund Australian-first technology
6 April 2023
In an Australian first, The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is now home to a mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner. With no other ICU in the country using mobile CT, the installation of the machine in 2022 was the culmination of a six-year project to revolutionise the way ICU patients, especially those who need head CT scans, are cared for. Costing just more than $1 million to purchase and install, the project could never have been achieved without the $850,000 generously contributed by the community.
emergency & trauma
icu
intensive care
patients
radiology
research & innovation
staff
the alfred foundation
Mpox vaccine rollout success
25 February 2023
Prioritising at-risk patients for mpox (monkeypox) vaccination was a highly effective strategy at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre according to a recent study.
patients
research & innovation
Reflecting on Ash Wednesday 40 years on
16 February 2023
The devastating Ash Wednesday bushfires left a lasting impact on the lives of many Australians – and forever changed life at The Alfred.
emergency & trauma
patients
research & innovation
Specialist Women’s Mental Health Service opens in Shepparton
15 February 2023
The first milestone in the establishment of a unique Victorian women's mental health service has been reached with the opening of in-patient and at-home support for women and those who identify as women in the Goulburn Valley area.
mental health
patients
women's health
Dr Monique Watts, head of The Alfred's Women's Heart Clinic
Happy hearts: top heart health tips for women
14 February 2023
There’s no better day to consider matters of the heart than Valentine’s Day.
heart
patients
women's health
Entrance shot of Sandringham Hospital
New collaboration for maternity services
6 February 2023
Maternity, newborn and gynaecology services at Sandringham Hospital are now provided by Monash Health.
patients
Australian-first brings life-saving technology to the bedside
23 January 2023
A mobile CT scanner is being utilised at the bedsides of critically ill ICU patients for the first time in Australia, allowing specialists at The Alfred to quickly identify potentially life-threatening injuries in rapid time.
patients
research & innovation
staff
Silhouette of 2 people standing on pier with an orange sunset in the background.
Survive the heat and stay cool this summer
16 January 2023
With hot days set to continue, it’s important everyone remembers to stay cool and safe this summer.
patients
Fresh hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs
9 January 2023
The Alfred is offering patients with antibiotic-resistant super bugs fresh hope with a unique therapy first discovered more than a century ago.
patients
research & innovation