diff --git a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/components/patient/AlertsList.vue b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/components/patient/AlertsList.vue
index 38b5e42..e379b6a 100644
--- a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/components/patient/AlertsList.vue
+++ b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/components/patient/AlertsList.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const { alerts, loading } = storeToRefs(alertStore)
 const confirmingAlert = ref(null)
 
 function loadEncounterAlerts() {
+  if (confirmingAlert.value) return
   return alertStore.loadAlerts(props.encounterId)
 }
 
diff --git a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/stores/alerts.js b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/stores/alerts.js
index 4adde40..d6adf27 100644
--- a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/stores/alerts.js
+++ b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/stores/alerts.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export const useAlertStore = defineStore('alerts', () => {
   async function pollOpenAlerts() {
     try {
       const items = await alertsApi.fetchAllOpenAlerts()
-      alerts.value = items
       return applyPollResults(items)
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to poll alerts', e)
diff --git a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/views/AlertCenter.vue b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/views/AlertCenter.vue
index 051262e..17d47fb 100644
--- a/vigilcare-dashboard/src/views/AlertCenter.vue
+++ b/vigilcare-dashboard/src/views/AlertCenter.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount } from 'vue'
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 import { useAlertStore } from '@/stores/alerts'
 import { alertStatusToApiFilter } from '@/api/normalize'
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ watch(activeFilter, (status) => {
   alertStore.loadGlobalAlerts(alertStatusToApiFilter(status))
 }, { immediate: true })
 
+let pollTimer = null
+onMounted(() => {
+  pollTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    if (confirmingAlert.value) return
+    alertStore.loadGlobalAlerts(alertStatusToApiFilter(activeFilter.value))
+  }, 10_000)
+})
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  if (pollTimer) clearInterval(pollTimer)
+})
+
 async function handleAcknowledge(note) {
   if (!confirmingAlert.value) return
   await alertStore.acknowledge(confirmingAlert.value.id, note)