About The Alfred

The Alfred has one of Australia’s busiest emergency and trauma centres, the state’s largest Intensive Care Unit and is home to multiple statewide services.

We have Victoria’s only heart and lung transplant service, the Victorian Adults Burn Service and the Victorian Melanoma Service.

Patients come to The Alfred for speciality services like comprehensive cancer care, respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular services and in patient and community psychiatry care.

Our services & clinics

Aged care

Community services

Diagnosis & investigation

Emergency, trauma & intensive care

Medical & surgical

Mental health

Rehabilitation

Specialised support services

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Latest news

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Patients being treated for heart rhythm disorders are commonly advised to avoid caffeine, however a new study suggests coffee and tea may be tolerated – and could even help manage an irregular heart rate.

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Siblings needing out-of-home care now have a greater chance of remaining together thanks to a new program being supported by Alfred Health’s Child and Youth Mental Health Service.

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