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Advice to Remote Locations: Preparing Potential COVID-19 Patients for Transfer
Is your organisation preparing potential COVID-19 patients for transfer? We have developed specialist advice for those in remote locations during this pandemic.
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Victory and Kimberley turn one!
19 Mar 2020It is with great pride that we mark the first year of successfully integrating two world-first Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jets to our wider fleet.
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Rio Tinto invests in a third aeromedical jet for RFDS Western Operations fleet
19 Feb 2020A third Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet is set to join the RFDS Western Operations fleet in 2022.
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Weighing a RFDS PC-12 Aircraft
17 Feb 2020When our PC-12 aircraft arrive from the Pilatus factory in Switzerland, the plane undergoes an aeromedical fit-out, performed by our specialist engineers. The 760 hour fit-out equips the aircraft to serve as an intensive care unit in the sky.
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Meet the Team Monday
12 Feb 2020"I am really proud and privileged to work here at the RFDS!"
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Flying Doctor's world-first aeromedical jet on show for Australia Day
24 Jan 2020RFDS Western Operations chief pilot Albin Unger will be operating the Rio Tinto LifeFlight PC-24 jet aircraft as it does two laps around the iconic Swan River at the City of Perth sky show event on Sunday at approximately 4.45pm.
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Flying Doctor appoints Joanne Farrell to Board of Directors
11 Dec 2019The Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDS WO) has welcomed Joanne Farrell to its Board of Directors.
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Midwifery scholarship in memory of Savanna Addis
27 Nov 2019A midwifery scholarship commemorating the life of inspirational Western Australian Savanna Addis has been established in a joint partnership between the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Rural Health West.
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Flying Doctor showcases unique aero medical skills at 2019 Mining Emergency Response Competition
25 Nov 2019Western Australia's Flying Doctor crew showcased the preparation and considerations made when aero medically retrieving a patient with burn injuries at the 2019 Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC) held at Langley Park, November 22-24.
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