| The Alfred Hospital | |||||||||||
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| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°50′46″S 144°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 centers 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]
- ^ Lowthian, J., Curtis, A., Straney, L., McKimm, A., Keogh, M. and Stripp, A. (2015), Redesigning emergency patient flow with timely quality care at the Alfred. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27: 35–41. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12338
- ^ "Bayside Health : About The Alfred". www.alfred.org.au. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007.
- ^ Newsweek (22 February 2021). "World's Best Hospitals 2021 - Top 200 Global". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Our hospitals". Alfred Health. Retrieved 15 July 2021.