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Graphic: Lee standing in front of his truck.

Saturday night snakebite

25 Mar 2024

For long-haul truck driver Lee, Saturday nights are usually spent behind the wheel on lonely stretches of highway, but one such night in March took a turn, when he had to be flown from to Perth by the Flying Doctor.

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Gibb Challenge

Gibb Challenge wheels in funds for the WA Flying Doctor

03 Jun 2021

They came, they saw and they conquered! Congratulations to all who participated in the 2021 Gibb Challenge and for raising vital funds in support of the WA Flying Doctor.

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Eucla

WA Flying Doctor's first remote vaccination operation a success

28 May 2021

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Western Australia is proud to have completed its first remote COVID-19 vaccination operation across the Goldfields-Esperance region.

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NRW

Turning passion into action: National Reconciliation Week

27 May 2021

In marking National Reconciliation Week, it is with great pride that we share with you stories from our crews who give their everything, every day, to provide the finest care to our patients who live in the furthest corners of WA.

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Lucy Padfield patient story

RFDS' flying ICU a saving grace for Pilbara family

25 May 2021

"I don't know if I could live here and raise a family without the RFDS," - Tom Price woman Amy Padfield.

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Melva Stone

Tribute to RFDS pioneer the late Melva Stone AO

25 May 2021

Melva Stone AO will always be remembered as a pioneer in the history of the RFDS in Western Australia.

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Flying Doctor Day 2021

Flying Doctor Day set for take-off

07 May 2021

Help fly us further this Flying Doctor Day as we celebrate 93 years of providing an essential 'mantle of safety' to all who live, work and travel throughout Western Australia on Monday 17 May.

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Les Noad

RFDS jet deployed for time-critical mission

29 Apr 2021

With three significant blockages in the arteries pumping blood to his heart, doctors at Broome Hospital told Les Noad that he wouldn't make it through the night unless he could get to specialised care in Perth as soon as possible.

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RFDS flight nurse finalist in the 2020 Year of the Midwife and Nurse Awards

RFDS flight nurse named finalist in 2020 Year of the Midwife and Nurse Awards

20 Apr 2021

RFDS flight nurse Jeannette Spark has been named a finalist in the 2020 Year of the Midwife and Nursing Awards.

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