News

New program to keep siblings together

10 April 2018

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.

mental health

Revved up and ready at the Grand Prix

22 March 2018

The Alfred has provided medical service to the Australian Grand Prix for 22 years, setting up a portable medical centre equipped with the essential tools and medicines needed to respond to everything from minor medical issues through to life-threatening injuries. 

emergency & trauma

staff

Geelong youth face the consequences of risky behaviour

13 March 2018

Teaching students about the consequences of risky behaviours is the focus of The Alfred’s Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program.

emergency & trauma

patients

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.

cancer

intensive care

patients

staff

From Afghanistan to The Alfred

5 March 2018

The winter Simon Hendel spent in Afghanistan is one he will remember for the rest of his life. That was the winter when, in 2010-11, he was deployed with the Army’s Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) in the midst of the Afghan war.

staff

Record number of lung transplants performed

2 March 2018

More than one hundred people received new lungs at The Alfred last year, a milestone for the transplant program.

patients

transplant

Medical equipment funding a win for patients

22 February 2018

The lifesaving work of The Alfred’s Heart Centre team was on show today when Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews visited the hospital.

donate

patients

Boost for prostate cancer care in Gippsland

14 February 2018

An effective treatment for prostate cancer is now being offered in Gippsland, with The Alfred launching its advanced seed brachytherapy program at Latrobe Regional Hospital this week.

cancer

PBS addition expands access to PrEP

9 February 2018

As leaders in HIV medicine, Alfred Health welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to improve access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as a significant step forward in preventive public health. 

hiv

patients

prepx

3D surface imaging helping women with left-sided breast cancer

31 January 2018

The simple act of taking a deep breath is helping to reduce the risk of heart damage for women being treated for left-sided breast cancer.

cancer

patients