News & stories

At the heart of transplant care

20 April 2026

For Trisha, her work starts and ends with people: the patients she meets at their sickest, the families who place their trust in her, and the quiet but powerful moments when she sees someone reclaim a life they thought they’d lost.

cardiac

heart

heart failure

transplant

From acknowledgement to accountability in Closing the Gap

27 March 2026

Elders, clinicians and community leaders came together at The Alfred recently to explore how strong relationships and accountability are essential to closing the gap in health outcomes for First Nations people. 

aboriginal

aboriginal events

patients

staff

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

World-leading melanoma imaging research earns national honour

2 March 2026

A research network tasked with paving the way to better understand, manage and treat melanoma has been awarded the 2026 Universities Australia 'Shaping Australia' Problem Solver Award. a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; }

cancer

melanoma

research & innovation

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

Helping international students feel safe down under

26 February 2026

International students seeking guidance, information and access to sexual, mental and emergency health services can now do so easily thanks to a new website supported by Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.

emergency & trauma

mental health

sexual health

A global exchange in life-saving care

19 February 2026

The Alfred recently welcomed Ukraine’s leading heart transplant team, with clinicians using the opportunity to share experiences, surgical techniques and demonstrate new technology driving transplant medicine forward globally.

heart

research & innovation

staff

transplant

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

Director of Research appointed

30 January 2026

Globally recognised clinical neurologist and translational neuroscientist, Prof Terry O'Brien has been appointed as the new Director of Research for Bayside Health's Alfred Care Group.

brain

research & innovation