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Graphic: Ella with her baby on the RFDS Flight
#88 Ella was 35 weeks pregnant & driving an outback truck when her waters broke!
Ella and Dave, transport company owners, embarked on a final trip from Perth to Kimberley before their baby's arrival. Unexpectedly, at 35 weeks pregnant, Ella's waters broke in the remote outback, far from medical help. They faced an urgent journey to reach the nearest hospital
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Your support can mean the difference between life and death in remote communities
16 Mar 2021For 10 years Kathy struggled to live a normal life. She suffered debilitating and unexplained pain in her pelvis, lower back and abdomen, and felt extremely tired. Eventually she was diagnosed with severe endometriosis and almost died when she developed rare complications from her treatment.
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Message from our President
15 Mar 2021Read a message from President of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section) - Alex Scamps
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Safe access for our patients as COVID vaccine rollout begins
15 Mar 2021As Australia’s vaccine rollout gathers momentum, The Flying Doctor is ready and waiting to serve outback communities.
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Travel outback with peace of mind
15 Mar 2021Find out how your Flying Doctor can help you as you are travelling around regional and remote Western Australia for importance peace of mind at the 2021 Caravan and Camping Show.
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Big rigs on show to help RFDS
12 Mar 2021Tassie truckers travel to every corner of the state just like the RFDS, and this year they're putting on a mega display as a community fundraiser. Bob Imlach's rare Kenworth is just one of the amazing big rigs being polished up for the event.
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Family's dream holiday up in smoke
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Cardiac rehab reaching further
10 Mar 2021A landmark Australian digital health platform that facilitates the virtual delivery of cardiac rehabilitation services for patients will be utilised by Royal Flying Doctor Service Tasmania to enhance its physical health program.
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Leading at the sharp end
08 Mar 2021“Stretching myself beyond my norm was why I decided to join the RFDS,” says Lisa Darley, Health Services Manager at Broken Hill.
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Celebrating the women of the Flying Doctor
08 Mar 2021Happy International Women's Day! The Flying Doctor in WA is celebrating the day by recognising the tremendous efforts of the women of the Flying Doctor who #choosetochallenge themselves on the frontline and behind-the-scenes to benefit the health outcomes of all who live, work and travel across WA.
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Flying Doctor calls for help to assist burns patients across Queensland
03 Mar 2021Latest figures from the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) (RFDS) reveal an average of 73 patients each year are flown to emergency care with burns-related injuries.
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Profile: Hayley Wood, Network Support Pilot, RFDS
03 Mar 2021As a teenager, Hayley Wood accompanied her dad on a trial instruction flight. Hayley says on that day all her former career aspirations perished and she knew she was destined to become a pilot.
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A golden partnership begins
02 Mar 2021The Royal Flying Doctor Service in WA is delighted to welcome Westgold Resources as our newest major partner.
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More than $200,000 raised in 12 hours for Flying Doctor Memory Lane
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Mobile brain scans to transform urgent stroke care
26 Feb 2021The Australian Stroke Alliance,of which the RFDS is a member, has received $40 million through the Frontier Health and Medical Research initiative.
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The weekend that didn’t quite go to plan
25 Feb 2021Laura wasn't expecting to be airlifted by the RFDS when she was spending the weekend in Mukinbudin with her family. Thankfully the RFDS was there for Laura and her baby boy Archie to safely transport them to Perth...
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