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Christmas and New Year screening and vaccination clinic opening hours
23 December 2021
Our COVID-19 screening clinic remains open over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Hercules arrives to take on record testing
26 November 2021
When you think of the mythological Hercules, you think of strength, brute force and size.
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Remembrance Day 2021
10 November 2021
Alfred Health will join other Australians in marking Remembrance Day on November 11. As The Alfred marks its 150th anniversary, archivist Peter Frawley reflected on the long and respected history support provided by staff during times of conflict.
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Frances Nicholls - 100 year old volunteer at Sandringham Hospital. Sitting on a couch smiling and wearing a bright pink dress.
Keeping in touch with our volunteers as we await their return
6 September 2021
When it comes to selling cups of tea and cake to patients and visitors at Sandringham Hospital Kiosk, no one does it quite like 100 year old volunteer Frances Nicholls MBE OAM.
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Anthony Cignarella
Communicating in a mask
12 August 2020
For many of us, wearing a mask is a necessary inconvenience. But for the one in six people in our community who are deaf or hearing impaired, wearing masks can be incredibly isolating. Anthony Cignarella is a nurse educator in our heart and lung team – he’s also hearing impaired. He’s put together some tips on communicating while wearing a mask.
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Dr James McFadyen
COVID a threat to vital organs
21 July 2020
COVID-19 is not a standard respiratory virus, it’s a serious threat to a number of vital organs. As medical specialists learn more about the virus and how it affects the human body, alarming complications are becoming evident including life-threatening blood clots in the lungs, heart and brain of COVID-19 patients.
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Psychologists Pat and Luke
Coping with COVID-19 anxiety
26 March 2020
With so much change and uncertainty in the current environment, many people are struggling with their mental health and suffering increased anxiety. Alfred Senior Psychologist Luke said this was very common, and has offered some tips to help people cope during difficult times. 
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Smoke covers Melbourne, January 6, 2020,
Staying safe in bushfire smoke
7 January 2020
Smoke from the devastating bushfires is blanketing many parts of Victoria, including Melbourne.
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Entrance shot of Sandringham Hospital
Improving efficiency at Sandringham Hospital
6 December 2019
Since the Sandringham Community Bank Day Procedure Centre opened last year, more patients have been able to go home on the same day as their surgery. This means we often have empty surgical beds, so we've made some changes to bed numbers to improve efficiency.  
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Social worker Alex Coombs
Supporting Alex’s return to work
3 December 2019
We are improving the way we provide healthcare services to people with disabilities and their families. Alfred Health is launching its Access and Inclusion Plan for People with Disabilities 2019–22.
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