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RFDSWA welcomes Fortescue Support

RFDS WA welcomes Fortescue’s renewed support for RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service

16 Jun 2026

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia (RFDS WA) is proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with Fortescue to support the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service for a further five years.

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04 Apr 2019

Charles' Story

“The medical staff on board kept my heart going to keep me alive on the flight to Jandakot where I was conveyed to Fiona Stanley Hospital to get a pacemaker fitted.

02 Apr 2019

What it takes to join the RFDS medical team

"It's a very dynamic space to work in, where you get different patients, travel to different places every day and sometimes on different modes of transport. You deal with everything and anything.

01 Apr 2019

Downer Group take on iconic Kimberley bike event to support their Flying Doctor

"I've done corporate triathlons but the Gibb Challenge is one of a kind - I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

01 Apr 2019

Flying Doctor Edi's Story

"Many of the patients we pick up are suffering from chronic health issues and are in dire need of specialist care.

RFDS Medical Officer Dr Edi Albert
20 Mar 2019

Rural GPs train on the ground and now in the air with RFDS

Western Australia’s regional and remote health care networks are set to be strengthened with RFDS Western Operations achieving national accreditation as a training provider for rural General Practitioners (GPs).

08 Mar 2019

RFDS welcomes two leading medical experts to its board

RFDS Western Operations is proud to announce the appointment of Director of Burns Service WA Professor Fiona Wood AM and McCusker Director of Lions Outback Vision Dr Angus Turner to its board.

RFDS welcomes two leading medical experts to its board
08 Mar 2019

RFDS pilot first woman in the Southern Hemisphere to command the Pilatus PC-24 jet

RFDS Western Operations pilot Lisa Roper-Campbell is the first woman in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere to command the world-first for aero medical service Pilatus PC-24 jet.

25 Feb 2019

RFDS Western Operations fleet world-leader in aero medical services

The arrival of the second Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet 'Kimberley' marks the completion of the RFDS Western Operations integrated fleet.