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The Alfred Emergency & Trauma Centre operates 24 hours a day to provide the community with timely, quality care for people who are acutely ill and injured.
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The Emergency Short Stay Unit (ESSU) area in The Alfred's Emergency Department provides 12 points of care including six acute cubicles and six ESSU cubicles. It features state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities that improve both the patient and staff experience. Take a look behind the scenes of the latest Emergency Short Stay Unit (ESSU) area and the planning involved in bringing the new space to reality.
With summer in full swing and hot days on the horizon it’s important to take some simple steps to stay safe and cool when temperatures soar.
A significant increase in 2023 of trauma presentations to The Alfred’s Emergency and Trauma Centre has doctors urging Victorians to take care leading into the busy holiday season.
The in-hospital education program that places high school students face-to-face with the life-changing reality of trauma has returned to The Alfred for the first time since the Covid pandemic.