News

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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Ending the stigma this World AIDS Day

29 November 2019

Alfred Health Infectious Diseases Physician, Edwina Wright, says HIV-related stigma is a leading reason why people don't get tested for HIV and don't access healthcare.

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Response to reports about The Alfred infrastructure

28 November 2019

Alfred Health Chief Executive, Professor Andrew Way, has confirmed that the buildings at The Alfred remain safe for staff to work and for patients to receive care.

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Teen receives life-saving lung and kidney transplants

14 November 2019

In a remarkable example of team collaboration at The Alfred, paediatric lung transplant patient Thuong Mai returned home to Queensland last week, with a newfound dream of becoming a nurse.

organ donation

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Serving our country and our patients

11 November 2019

From Rwanda to Iraq, Colonel Su Winter has served in the Australian Army since medical school. 

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Miniature heart pump a life saver

4 November 2019

Alfred cardiologists have used a miniature heart pump to keep a Melbourne-man alive during a high-risk stent procedure.

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Shaping health care: Eighth Australian joins influential academy

22 October 2019

Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine director, Professor Paul Myles has become just the eighth Australian elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.

research & innovation

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Physio awarded prestigious fellowship

4 October 2019

Any patient who has experienced the care of Louise Fuller can attest her lung transplant rehab program produces incredible results. So it’s fitting that Lou has been recognised in a prestigious fellowship program – the Churchill Fellowship.

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Bubbles to the brain, diver sends a warning

16 September 2019

Experienced diver Kate Martin thought she was going to drown when she lost control of a cough 19 metres below the surface off Portsea in Victoria.

hyperbaric medicine

Controlled heart attack restores quality of life

12 September 2019

A unique procedure, which involves the use of alcohol to induce a controlled heart attack is restoring quality of life for a small number of patients.

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