News

Thunderstorm asthma - why does it happen?

24 November 2016

Thousands of Melburnians suffered severe asthma attacks during Monday's weather event - but why did it happen?

Annual Meeting 2016: Chief Executive’s Address

24 November 2016

More than 150 people attended our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, 23 November - coming together to hear about patient care, highlights and improvements across Alfred Health over the past year.

Hospitals inundated in ‘thunderstorm asthma’ crisis

23 November 2016

The Alfred and Sandringham emergency departments were inundated with people suffering respiratory distress during Melbourne's 'thunderstorm asthma' crisis.

respiratory

Changes to disabled car parking at The Alfred

17 November 2016

New car parking arrangements at The Alfred will see more disabled car parking spaces available in areas that are undercover, secure and easy to access.

patients

“Perfect storm” could spell the end of modern antibiotics

16 November 2016

Superbugs are no longer confined to science fiction – they are now a very real threat.  

Emergency Department street entrance relocates ahead of redevelopment

15 November 2016

Patients requiring urgent care now access The Alfred’s emergency department via a dedicated foot ramp along the hospital’s main Commercial Road driveway.

emergency & trauma

patients

New centre dedicated to blood cancer research

15 November 2016

The Alfred and Monash University are set to establish Australia’s first dedicated blood cancer research centre, thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).

blood cancers

research & innovation

The Alfred cuts risks in open heart surgery

24 October 2016

New research from The Alfred could nearly halve the number of people who suffer complications with bleeding following open heart and other major surgery. 

heart

research & innovation

Michael’s second chance at life

20 October 2016

At 3am on July 9 last year, Michael Zigomanis' heart stopped.

nutrition

Driven to improve health and wellbeing

12 October 2016

The Alfred Health team provided quality care to more people than ever before in 2015-16 – driven by a shared commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of our community.