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Sandringham Community Bank® Day Procedure Centre open for business

15 August 2018

 Minister for Health Jill Hennessy has officially opened the $2.5 million Sandringham Community Bank® Day Procedure Centre at Sandringham Hospital.

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Diabetes service empowers community

5 June 2018

A new education program at Caulfield Community Health Service (CCHS) is empowering people who live with type 2 diabetes to better manage their condition.

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Quit because you can

31 May 2018

Maggie was just 12 years old when she tried her first cigarette, and 14 when she took up smoking. It was a habit that would stay with her for decades.

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Flu season worst on record for ICUs

31 May 2018

Last year’s flu season was more severe than the 2009 swine flu outbreak and saw one in four ICU beds occupied by patients suffering severe complications from the flu, researchers at The Alfred have confirmed.

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research & innovation

Alfred nurse wins national award

11 May 2018

Roni Murphy won HESTA's Outstanding Graduate Award for developing a new record keeping system that improves the care experience of patients who have difficulty communicating.

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Global Alfred trial solves age-old debate

10 May 2018

A global study led by The Alfred has found giving patients more IV fluids during surgery can reduce the risk of kidney damage and wound infection post-surgery, solving a decades-old debate.

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Geelong youth face the consequences of risky behaviour

13 March 2018

Teaching students about the consequences of risky behaviours is the focus of The Alfred’s Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program.

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Paying it forward

6 March 2018

When Alfred ICU and hyperbaric nurse Natalie McGregor was diagnosed with cancer, she found out how hard it was to be a patient – it left her emotionally and physically drained.

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Record number of lung transplants performed

2 March 2018

More than one hundred people received new lungs at The Alfred last year, a milestone for the transplant program.

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Medical equipment funding a win for patients

22 February 2018

The lifesaving work of The Alfred’s Heart Centre team was on show today when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews visited the hospital.

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