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Hector’s incredible fight for survival

12 September 2023

Hector is the second person in Australia to receive a lung transplant following COVID-19, after six months in The Alfred ICU.

Dad saved by Australian-first trial

01 August 2023

When 43-year-old Melbourne dad Mark Wohlers suffered a cardiac arrest last year, it was an Australian-first clinical trial that gave him a second chance at life.

Why talking about death is so important

24 July 2023

Working in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a consultant and medical donation specialist, Dr Dashiell Gantner understands that at the end of a person’s life, knowing that their choices will be respected is very important.

Donors help fund Australian-first technology

06 April 2023

In an Australian first, The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is now home to a mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner. With no other ICU in the country using mobile CT, the installation of the machine in 2022 was the culmination of a six-year project to revolutionise the way ICU patients, especially those who need head CT scans, are cared for.