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At the heart of transplant care

20 April 2026

For Trisha, her work starts and ends with people: the patients she meets at their sickest, the families who place their trust in her, and the quiet but powerful moments when she sees someone reclaim a life they thought they’d lost.

cardiac

heart

heart failure

transplant

From acknowledgement to accountability in Closing the Gap

27 March 2026

Elders, clinicians and community leaders came together at The Alfred recently to explore how strong relationships and accountability are essential to closing the gap in health outcomes for First Nations people. 

aboriginal

aboriginal events

patients

staff

Management of Women’s and Newborn Services moving to Bayside Health

20 March 2026

The management of Women’s and Newborn Services at Sandringham Hospital will transfer from Monash Health to Bayside Health in the second half of 2026.

patients

sandringham

women's health

The Alfred goes trackside at F1

6 March 2026

Everyone at emergency and radiology knows orderly Mike O’Brien loves motor racing — and not just because he dresses up come Grand Prix season.

emergency & trauma

patients

For Chelsey: Elisha raises money in memory of her sister

6 March 2026

For Elisha King, raising money in memory of her sister, Chelsey, was in part about raising awareness of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) through The Alfred and partly a healing process for herself.   

bleeding & clotting

blood

education

fundraising

patients

research & innovation

the alfred foundation

Are you active in your community and interested in quality healthcare?

2 March 2026

Call for Applications for Membership of Bayside Health Community Advisory Committee

patients

World-leading melanoma imaging research earns national honour

2 March 2026

A research network tasked with paving the way to better understand, manage and treat melanoma has been awarded the 2026 Universities Australia 'Shaping Australia' Problem Solver Award. a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; }

cancer

melanoma

research & innovation

The Alfred named one of the world’s best hospitals

27 February 2026

The Alfred has once again been recognised among the world’s leading hospitals, earning a place in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 rankings.

patients

research & innovation

staff

Helping international students feel safe down under

26 February 2026

International students seeking guidance, information and access to sexual, mental and emergency health services can now do so easily thanks to a new website supported by Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.

emergency & trauma

mental health

sexual health

A global exchange in life-saving care

19 February 2026

The Alfred recently welcomed Ukraine’s leading heart transplant team, with clinicians using the opportunity to share experiences, surgical techniques and demonstrate new technology driving transplant medicine forward globally.

heart

research & innovation

staff

transplant