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RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopter two year anniversary
Today marks two years since the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopters joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA fleet.
More detailsYour Flying Doctor Spring Magazine has landed!
07 Sep 2022The latest edition of Your Flying Doctor – the official magazine of the RFDS in Western Australia has just landed.
Read full storyMeet RFDS WA nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney
07 Sep 2022“You are safe, your baby is safe and we are all in this together." These are the reassuring words of RFDS WA flight nurse and midwife Brooke Maloney who flew in to a remote country hospital from Perth to help a woman in premature labour.
Read full storyHorizontal Falls boating accident patients reunite with RFDS crew
07 Sep 2022Months on from the Horizontal Falls boating incident, Queenslander Jim Birch recounts the harrowing experience and shares his gratitude to the RFDS and all emergency services involved in the rescue.
Read full storyFlying high for the RFDS: Meet rotary pilot Jim McGuire
07 Sep 2022“Working with the RFDS, we get to assist people often when they need it most and I can’t think of any better way to spend my day at work,” Jim said.
Read full storyOffering a hand to a service helping the community
07 Sep 2022Committed and passionate supports of the WA Flying Doctor, the Carnarvon Australasian Order of Old Bastards have raised more than $500,000 since 1995 and have played a pivotal role in helping our service grow.
Read full storyDream job at the RFDS: Meet Flying Doctor Anthony Rengel
07 Sep 2022As a child, RFDS WA Dr Anthony Rengel loved anything and everything to do with flying and would regularly visit Jandakot Airport to watch aircraft take off and land with his father.
Read full storyApplications now open for RFDS Midwifery Scholarships in WA
11 Aug 2022Are you a registered nurse looking to work for the RFDS but don't have the necessary midwifery qualification? If so, we want to hear from you!
Read full story'Ningaloo' takes to the skies
05 Aug 2022Three children have scored a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name the newest Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia.
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