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Neville Bertalli and Diana Bertalli named as inaugural Alfred Patrons
23 August 2022
The Alfred Patrons Program launched this year as part of our 150th anniversary celebrations. It honours Alfred Health’s most significant supporters, celebrating their commitment and aims to create a long-term legacy of philanthropy.
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Fred always the life of the party
12 August 2022
You couldn’t wipe the smile off Fred Rooks’ face when he was attending an event organised by The Alfred Foundation.
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Surviving stroke thanks to The Alfred - Ariel’s story
10 August 2022
It was a mid-morning in February 2018 when Ariel collapsed at her and Daniel’s South Melbourne home, suddenly unable to speak.
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Gerry Ryan and Val Ryan welcomed as Alfred Patrons
10 August 2022
The Alfred Patrons Program launched this year as part of our 150th anniversary celebrations. It honours Alfred Health’s most significant supporters, celebrating their commitment and aims to create a long-term legacy of philanthropy.
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Fellowship having an impact
5 August 2022
The benefits of developing extraordinary caregivers through a Trauma Fellowship at The Alfred have been well and truly realised thanks to the generosity of the Zaparas Group.
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Lindsay Fox and Paula Fox among the first Alfred Patrons
29 July 2022
The Alfred Patrons Program launched this year as part of our 150th anniversary celebrations. It honours Alfred Health’s most significant supporters, celebrating their commitment and aims to create a long-term legacy of philanthropy.
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research & innovation
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Organ transplant helps Phil enjoy a full life
26 July 2022
This week is Donate Life Week, which is a national awareness week that promotes donation and encourages more people to talk to their family and register. While most Australians believe it is important to be an organ and tissue donor, only one in three are registered.
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Team Alfred is going dry this July!
27 June 2022
Team Alfred is going dry this July, including some of our stars in The Alfred Oncology team. Each year, The Alfred treats thousands of people living with cancer.
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Genevieve’s remarkable journey
8 June 2022
To this day, Genevieve Gardner can’t believe the fortune which befell her upon suffering a ruptured aneurysm. From surviving a sensation that felt like two cars backing into her head simultaneously followed by weeks in The Alfred ICU, she emerged almost unscathed.
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‘Without The Alfred I would not be alive today’
27 May 2022
Sue Newell leapt at the chance to reunite with her care team at The Alfred.
A double-lung transplant recipient, Sue recently achieved a significant milestone and was thrilled to have the chance to catch up with some of the key staff who helped save her life at The Alfred.
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