Heart Centre revitalisation at The Alfred
To address increasing demands and uphold The Alfred’s position as a leader in delivering advanced cardiac services, an ambitious revitalisation of the Heart Centre is close to being completed, thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters.
Alfred Health is the only health service in Victoria able to provide a full range of adult cardiac care.
From heart failure, to transplant, to rehabilitation, our cardiac specialists treat the most complex cardiac cases in Victoria.
We strive to enhance our world-renowned research and treatments, establish cutting-edge facilities and revolutionise patient care.
The centre cements The Alfred’s first-class reputation for care. It includes leading equipment and technology, diagnostic suites, an increased capacity for day procedures and a significantly improved patient experience.
The new centre will also support The Alfred’s work as an international leader in complex cardiac care.
It treats outpatients who have referrals for tests as well as full heart procedures.
With this newly refurbished cardiac catheter laboratory, our largest ever, we can continue to perform complex testing and advanced procedures to diagnose and treat deadly cardiac disease without the need for open-heart surgery.
Director of Cardiology at The Alfred, Professor David Kaye, said the demand for complex cardiac services, from day procedures to heart transplants, had grown considerably during the past decade.
“The much-needed expansion of our clinical facilities will enable us to address this increased demand,” he said.
The Heart Centre will continue to transform care for all Victorians.
“I am privileged to lead a team of outstanding caregivers whose commitment to making the impossible possible has led to ground-breaking innovations in cardiac care,” he said.
“We are proud to be a teaching hospital, and the education and training our medical professionals receive mean that the collective knowledge and wisdom of The Alfred team is passed on to the next generation, inspiring them to make the next breakthrough for our patients.
“Then we share our expertise with the world.”
One person who has a special insight into its capability is Mandy Gregory.
Not just a member of Alfred Health staff since 1986, she has also suffered from heart disease and required the best care available – at The Alfred.
As Director Service Development and Clinical Projects at The Alfred, Mandy has been associated with this service for a long time.
“They are outstanding clinicians, outstanding researchers and, with this facility, they’ll be able to take it to the next level,” she said.
Mandy regards herself as incredibly lucky being associated with The Alfred – not only from a professional viewpoint. Her illness, coronary artery
disease, was discovered in 2010 when at a budget meeting she was unexpectedly short of breath.
Upon Heart and Lung Program Director Professor Tony Dart’s urgings, some tests were performed. She was woken up during an angiogram and told that she had a 95 per cent blockage in her right coronary artery.
The diagnosis came as a shock to Mandy, having exhibited no symptoms.
“I’ve been incredibly lucky being associated with The Alfred,” Mandy said.
The Heart Centre has been made possible thanks to the unwavering support of our community and the extraordinary generosity of our donors.
We would particularly like to acknowledge the Estate of Harry Sigmund Eichler, the Orloff Family Charitable Trust, Jeff Kaufman and the O’Donohue Family Fund for their commitment to this new era in cardiac care.
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