News

Response to concerns raised about the care of a patient

1 February 2018

Serious concerns about the care of a patient at Caulfield Hospital - as reported in today's Herald Sun - were presented to Alfred Health management last week.

Congratulations Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld on receiving Australia’s highest honour

25 January 2018

Congratulations to Alfred Health Senior Neurosurgeon Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, who was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the country and humanity at large.

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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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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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Australia votes ‘yes’

15 November 2017

The results of the marriage equality postal survey were announced earlier today, with nearly 62 per cent of eligible Australians – more than seven million people – voting for change.

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Right Word. Right Time.

14 November 2017

Alfred Health is putting health professionals at the forefront of a new campaign to combat the single biggest killer of Australians each year. 

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The truth about apricot kernels

12 September 2017

A man who took apricot kernel extract in the hope of preventing cancer was almost poisoned by cyanide, doctors at The Alfred found.

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Plan now for Thunderstorm Asthma season

7 September 2017

Spring marks the start of thunderstorm asthma season (1 September – 31 December) and doctors at the Alfred Hospital are urging people to start taking preventative measures, even if they have not suffered from asthma before.

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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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