News & stories

The Alfred is the first hospital in Australasia to incorporate a revolutionary clinical trial using portable cardiopulmonary bypass machines outside of the hospital.

Graham Rice appreciates the intricacies of the inner workings of mechanical things. 

A new technology is having an immediate effect on patients’ wellbeing at The Alfred. The Grid Pad 12 with Eye Gaze technology allows patients who are unable to communicate verbally a method to do so.

We are excited to present you with a new format of The Alfred Foundation's annual report, Impact. 

Read all the latest news from The Alfred Foundation, spanning news, research, historical connections and ongoing fundraising efforts throughout our community.

In May 2020, Rory Smith was living the life of an energetic 22-year-old, looking forward to his 23rd year – a year when he thought his life would start to fall into place. 

It was only recently that Josh Morrow became fond of running. It wasn’t something that he had considered before and, after being involved in an accident and ending up with burns to 25 per cent of his body in 2017, the prospect of that seemed even further away. 

In an Australian first, The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is now home to a mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner. With no other ICU in the country using mobile CT, the installation of the machine in 2022 was the culmination of a six-year project to revolutionise the way ICU patients, especially those who need head CT scans, are cared for. Costing just more than $1 million to purchase and install, the project could never have been achieved without the $850,000 generously contributed by the community.

In this edition of The Alfred Foundation's annual publication, Impact, we celebrate the transformational impact that the contributions from our donors have had on both our staff and our patients.