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Continuing to raise money for The Alfred several years after her mother passed away is the best legacy that Beck Poloso can think of to commemorate her.

Catch up with the latest news from The Alfred Foundation, as we update you with some ongoing developments, look back at events that have happened and look ahead to what is coming up.

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.

In this edition of The Alfred Foundation's annual publication, Impact, we celebrate the transformational impact that the contributions from our donors have had on both our staff and our patients.

Catch up with the latest news from The Alfred Foundation, as we update you with some ongoing developments, look back at events that have happened and look ahead to what is coming up.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

It reads like fiction, but incredibly is true.  Robert Trickey‘s journey through The Alfred’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one that very few patients experience, ultimately leading to an emotional finale for Robert, his family and all the staff involved.