The Alfred Hospital | |||||||||||
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Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°50′46″S144°58′58″E / 37.8461°S 144.9827°E | ||||||||||
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Care system | Public | ||||||||||
Type | District General, Teaching | ||||||||||
Affiliated university | Monash University | ||||||||||
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Emergency department | Yes | ||||||||||
Beds | 638 [1] | ||||||||||
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Helipad | (ICAO: YAFD) | ||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1871 | ||||||||||
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Website | www |
The Alfred Hospital, (also known as The Alfred or Alfred Hospital) is a leading tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Victoria. It is the second oldest hospital in Victoria after Melbourne Hospital which is still operating on its original site. [2] The hospital is one of two major adult trauma centres in Victoria, and houses the largest intensive care unit in Australia. In 2021 it was ranked as one of the world's best hospitals. [3]
The Alfred Hospital is a major teaching hospital affiliated with Monash University.[ citation needed ] Alfred Health manages The Alfred Hospital along with Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital. [4]
The "Hospital by the Yarra" was founded in 1871, named after Prince Alfred after he was shot in an unsuccessful assassination attempt while on a royal visit to Australia. The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales is also named for the prince.
In 1957, The Alfred was the first hospital in Australia to place a patient on cardiopulmonary bypass to treat complex cardiac lesions.[ citation needed ]
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The Alfred Hospital provides specialty services in the treatment of cancer, asthma, psychiatry, and allergies, in cardiology, and in neurosurgery; houses the largest intensive care unit in Australia; and contains health facilities for adult cystic fibrosis services and an adult burns centre. The Alfred is home to Victoria's sole adult heart and lung transplantation service, as well as Australia's only paediatric lung transplantation service. The hospital is administered by the Metropolitan Health Service Alfred Health.
The Alfred also collaborates with the Alfred Research Alliance, a consortium of medical research institutions located onsite.
Some of the specialty units within The Alfred Hospital include:
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