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Shaping health care: Eighth Australian joins influential academy

22 October 2019

Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine director, Professor Paul Myles has become just the eighth Australian elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.

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Passing of a leader who shaped patient care

20 August 2019

Former Alfred Healthcare Group chief executive and Health Roundtable co-founder, William (Bill) Kricker has passed away.

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Night shift radiographer thanked for 51 years

12 July 2019

Alfred Health is saying goodbye to its longest serving radiographer, Wendy Weaver, who commenced working at The Alfred on January 2nd 1968.

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ICU patient’s dream of marriage realised

1 June 2019

The Alfred’s ICU staff were honoured to help fulfil patient Toni Carroll’s dream of getting married to her partner and father of her two children, Jesse Welsh.

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Stroke scare pushes patient to quit smoking

31 May 2019

A life-threatening stroke shook John Cole into taking serious steps to improve his health – most notably he stopped smoking.

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Thanking our nurses

12 May 2019

As we recognise International Nurses Day on Sunday 12th (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth) we celebrate all of our nurses at Alfred Health and the vital role they play in delivering quality healthcare to our communities.

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Honouring wartime Alfred nurses

29 April 2019

The Alfred Hospital Nurses League took part in the march to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day 2019.

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Giving back

8 March 2019

So grateful was one family for the care of their son that they generously gifted our Tartan About fundraising team enough to achieve their target sum.

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Professor Andrew Way honoured in Australia Day Awards

26 January 2019

Congratulations to Alfred Health’s Chief Executive, Professor Andrew Way, who became a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in this year’s Australia Day honours. Congratulations also to the diverse group of Alfred Health staff members, both past and present, who were honoured in this year's awards.

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Family violence is a serious health issue

28 November 2018

With healthcare workers in a unique position to identify family violence, Alfred Health is supporting staff to respond sensitively and safely to patients needing help.

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