The Alfred Hospital
Categories: Hospitals in Melbourne | Melbourne stubs
- There is also a Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. See Alfred for other uses of the name.
The Alfred Hospital, also known as Alfred Hospital or The Alfred, is the oldest hospital still operating on its original site in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1871 and named for Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, The Alfred Hospital provides specialty services in the treatment of cancer, asthma and allergies, in cardiology, and in neurosurgery; houses the largest intensive care unit in Australia; and contains many unique state health facilities. The hospital is administered by the Metropolitan Health Service Bayside Health. It is located at Commercial and Punt Roads, opposite Fawkner Park within the City of Melbourne.
Specialty units
Some of the specialty units within The Alfred Hospital include:
- Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit
- Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - unique in Australia
- Helen Macpherson Smith Burns Unit - unique in Victoria
- Infectious Diseases Unit - includes state HIV\AIDS service
- Lung Transplant Unit - second largest in the world
- State Major Trauma Service - including road trauma centre
- The Heart Centre - World Health Organization Centre for Research and Training