News

The Alfred goes trackside at F1

6 March 2026

Everyone at emergency and radiology knows orderly Mike O’Brien loves motor racing — and not just because he dresses up come Grand Prix season.

emergency & trauma

patients

The Alfred named one of the world’s best hospitals

27 February 2026

The Alfred has once again been recognised among the world’s leading hospitals, earning a place in Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2026 rankings.

patients

research & innovation

staff

Companioning for better health outcomes

16 February 2026

A partnership between The Alfred’s Hospital Admissions Risk Program (HARP) and charity Social Health Australia (SHA) is improving health outcomes by pairing patients with volunteer ‘companions’.

patients

World-leading scanner is a gamechanger for patients and research

9 February 2026

Meet Karen, one of the first patients to be scanned using our new world-class advanced total body Quadra PET scanner.

brain

cancer

clinical trials

melanoma

patients

radiology

research & innovation

Keeping safe and cool in the heat

6 January 2026

With the hot weather hitting Victoria, it’s a good time to refresh how to stay safe and cool this summer.

emergency & trauma

patients

Welcome to Bayside Health

1 January 2026

Victoria’s newest health service, Bayside Health, has come to life to benefit more than one million Victorians through better connected care.

patients

staff

Nurses call for safety on roads this summer

19 December 2025

Nurses across The Alfred’s Emergency, Trauma and Intensive Care departments are urging all Victorians to prioritise safety on the roads this summer – especially when it comes to motorbikes.

emergency & trauma

patients

staff

One hundred years of lifesaving asthma care at The Alfred

8 December 2025

For 100 years, people living with asthma in Victoria have seen care transform from simple symptom relief to treatments that change lives, led by the team at The Alfred.

asthma

lung

patients

research & innovation

respiratory

Health services welcome the new Bayside Board

16 October 2025

We welcome the Victorian Minister for Health’s announcement of the inaugural board and board chair for Bayside Health. 

patients

staff

Health services welcome Health Minister’s formal approval of Bayside Health voluntary merger

29 August 2025

We welcome the Victorian Minister for Health’s formal approval of the proposed voluntary merger to create Bayside Health — a unified health service that will bring Alfred Health, Bass Coast Health, Gippsland Southern Health Service, Kooweerup Regional Health Service and Peninsula Health together.

patients

staff