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Fellowship having an impact
5 August 2022
The benefits of developing extraordinary caregivers through a Trauma Fellowship at The Alfred have been well and truly realised thanks to the generosity of the Zaparas Group.
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Team Alfred is going dry this July!
27 June 2022
Team Alfred is going dry this July, including some of our stars in The Alfred Oncology team. Each year, The Alfred treats thousands of people living with cancer.
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Genevieve’s remarkable journey
8 June 2022
To this day, Genevieve Gardner can’t believe the fortune which befell her upon suffering a ruptured aneurysm. From surviving a sensation that felt like two cars backing into her head simultaneously followed by weeks in The Alfred ICU, she emerged almost unscathed.
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‘Without The Alfred I would not be alive today’
27 May 2022
Sue Newell leapt at the chance to reunite with her care team at The Alfred.
A double-lung transplant recipient, Sue recently achieved a significant milestone and was thrilled to have the chance to catch up with some of the key staff who helped save her life at The Alfred.
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‘The iron horse’: how The Alfred saved Robert Trickey’s life
23 May 2022
It reads like fiction, but incredibly is true.
Robert Trickey‘s journey through The Alfred’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one that very few patients experience, ultimately leading to an emotional finale for Robert, his family and all the staff involved.
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Food donated to COVID-19 staff at The Alfred
7 March 2022
The local branch of a multinational charity has gone out of its way to support frontline COVID-19 workers at The Alfred by donating more than 200 boxes of food and coffees.
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Alfred Health Nursing Scholarship Lunch - Advancing Nursing Leadership
17 February 2022
Alfred Health has been committed to nursing education since 1871, developing some of the most influential nurses in the country. Our nursing teams engage in innovative approaches to research, leading teams, learning and professional development.
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Impact 2021 - The Alfred Foundation year in review
11 February 2022
In this special edition of The Alfred Foundation's annual publication, Impact, we focus not only on the effect that donors have had throughout 2021, but on the significant impact that philanthropy has had in our 150-year history.
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Alfred Health recognised for excellence in healthcare
12 October 2018
Alfred Health was named Premier’s Large Public Health Service of the Year at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards on Thursday night.
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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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