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The Alfred Emergency Department is experiencing high demand

2 September 2026

The Alfred’s Emergency and Trauma Centre is experiencing high demand as we support Royal Melbourne Hospital while they undertake emergency maintenance works.

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Providing ‘a calming presence’

On International Dog Day, we say thank you to our canine friends, like Lottie, who support patients and consumers across our health services.

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The ultimate gift of life

For Olivia and her family, it was a conversation they shared long before tragedy struck that made an incredibly difficult time just a little bit easier.

A safer, more welcoming therapeutic space

The murals on the walls of the Mental Health Inpatient Unit courtyard are complete and soon the outdoor tabletops will be painted too.

What Treaty means for health

Equity and access to healthcare was on the agenda at this year’s NAIDOC Week celebrations, as part of milestone celebrations marking of 50 Years of Deadly.

Staff members including admin, nurses and doctors at Young St Medical and Dental stand at the clinic's front desk smiling. There are sparkly decorations put up around the clinic celebrating pride month

Two new clinics join the VSHN

The Victorian Sexual Health Network (VSHN) has welcomed two new partner clinics to its network, giving more patients access to high quality, low-to-no cost sexual health care closer to home.

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Sandringham maternity comes home

Women and babies will continue to receive high-quality care at Sandringham Hospital, with maternity, newborn and gynaecology services transferring from Monash Health to Bayside Health today.

Baby Willow with family wearing her 'space helmet'

Reunion with one of our little-est patients

The Alfred’s hyperbaric team had a special visit from a former patient, who came back to pick up her “space helmet”.

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Adam Horsburgh and Archana

Clinicians step into ward redevelopment design

To help shape a $292.5 million ward refurbishment and infrastructure program at The Alfred, doctors, nurses and allied health clinicians recently stepped inside life-sized architectural plans, giving them a unique opportunity to experience the proposed spaces firsthand.

Transforming intent into action

Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (AMAH) staff, including clinicians and lived/living experience workers, gathered at the Victorian Pride Centre to launch the new Cultural Safety Equity and Access (CSEA) Strategic Direction 2026-2028.

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