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Supporting our LGBTIQA+ community through the marriage equality debate

18 August 2017

Alfred Health is concerned for the wellbeing of the LGBTIQA+ community during the proposed ballot on marriage equality, and offer our continued support.

patients

First patients give thumbs up to ED redevelopment

11 August 2017

Doors to the new section of The Alfred’s growing emergency department opened today, with the first patients impressed by the new look.

DonateLife Week 2017

31 July 2017

When Emma was put on the transplant waiting list for a new set of lungs, her lung function was down to just 23 per cent. Thanks to the generosity of an organ donor, she's here today to tell her story.

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organ donation

transplant

Robbie Gillies named Young Victorian of the Year

12 July 2017

He’s only 27 but already, Robbie Gillies has founded four charities, studied four university degrees, volunteered overseas and in remote Australian communities – and now works as a doctor in The Alfred emergency department.

emergency & trauma

Share your experience and help improve care

11 July 2017

Alfred Health is encouraging current and former patients, and family members, to improve care by joining the health service as a volunteer consumer advisor.

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Partnership to improve respectful culture

3 July 2017

Alfred Health’s stance on building a respectful culture and improving patient safety in surgery has been further strengthened under a new agreement with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).

patients

Trauma experts converge on The Alfred

28 June 2017

Experts from Victoria’s major trauma centres gathered at The Alfred this week for the first of a series of quarterly education sessions geared to further improve care.

emergency & trauma

The Alfred joins global heart trial

26 June 2017

The Alfred is the first Australian hospital to take part in a global trial that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients suffering a common heart valve disease.

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research & innovation

New research reveals dangers of cupping

19 June 2017

Burns specialists at The Alfred have highlighted the risks associated with the alternative medicine practice, known as cupping.

research & innovation

Julian Elliot awarded for innovative research

13 June 2017

Every day, around 4000 medical research papers are published across the world. Associate Professor Julian Elliot has devised a unique strategy to help combat the 'data deluge'.

research & innovation