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New hope for multiple myeloma patients as breakthrough treatment becomes available
5 May 2026
Patients living with multiple myeloma now have new reason for hope, with a groundbreaking treatment becoming available at The Alfred.
blood cancers
cancer
clinical trials
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Giving back on ANZAC Day
25 April 2026
Not long ago, musician Jack Taylor was riding his bicycle to work along Nepean Highway when he was in an accident.
caulfield hospital
emergency & trauma
patients
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Elders, clinicians and community leaders standing together at The Alfred
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. 
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aboriginal events
patients
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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
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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
A team of healthcare workers rally around a patient to provide urgent medial care
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
Companioning for better health outcomes
16 February 2026
A partnership between The Alfred’s Hospital Admissions Risk Program (HARP) and charity Social Health Australia (SHA) is improving health outcomes by pairing patients with volunteer ‘companions’.
patients
World-leading scanner is a gamechanger for patients and research
9 February 2026
Meet Karen, one of the first patients to be scanned using our new world-class advanced total body Quadra PET scanner.
brain
cancer
clinical trials
melanoma
patients
radiology
research & innovation