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DIY jobs and tripping hazards sees trauma increase

17 January 2018

The number of serious injuries sustained from falling or tripping is increasing – impacting more lives than vehicle accidents. 

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New research maps 99 years of STI trends

15 January 2018

A surge in STIs following the world wars and the sexual revolution, and a drop after the advent of antibiotics, were just some of the historical sexual health trends revealed in new research by Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC). 

research & innovation

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Check on older loved ones as weather heats up

5 January 2018

As temperatures across Victoria climb, health experts are reminding everyone that heat can cause serious illness and death.

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Road trauma patients keep emergency staff busy over festive season

4 January 2018

Emergency and trauma specialists at The Alfred helped save the lives of more than a dozen road accident patients over the Christmas and New Year period. 

emergency & trauma

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Don’t spend Christmas in Emergency

24 December 2017

This festive season, The Alfred emergency team is urging everyone to stay safe and avoid spending their holiday in the emergency department (ED).

emergency & trauma

patients

Media enquiries and family support for incident at Flinders Street

21 December 2017

The Alfred is caring for patients and families following the incident that occurred in Melbourne's CBD early on Thursday evening.

emergency & trauma

media

patients

Time for giving

20 December 2017

The Alfred joined with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service this week to call for more than 2,000 additional Victorian donors to give blood during the critical Christmas and New Year period. 

ED redevelopment enters final phase

15 December 2017

The corridor linking The Alfred’s main reception to the Emergency and Trauma Centre reopened this week, as redevelopment works continue to progress.

emergency & trauma

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Annual Meeting 2016-17

8 December 2017

Alfred Health recently held its Annual Meeting, detailing our results from the 2016-17 year. It was a challenging but rewarding year, with a high volume of patient admissions and increase in many of our statewide services.

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Partnership targets the burden of injury

8 December 2017

Advancing the prevention and management of injury and acute trauma is the focus of a new partnership between Alfred Health and Monash University.

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