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Mother-to-be Helen's emergency flight to Perth
First time mother-to-be Helen did everything right throughout her pregnancy this year. She hung up her riding helmet and was taking extra care around the horses. But one hot February morning, a regular day at the stud took a dramatic turn.
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Flying Doctor Day 2024
14 May 2024On 15 May 2024, the RFDS will celebrate Flying Doctor Day and 96 years of proudly providing emergency aeromedical and essential health care services to the Australian community.
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RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopter two year anniversary
09 May 2024Today marks two years since the RFDS Fortescue Heli-Med Service EC145 helicopters joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA fleet.
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Leanne's Story
09 May 2024Leanne and her husband Darren were taking their new campervan back home to Exmouth when a medical emergency almost cost Leanne her life.
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Leia's Story
22 Apr 2024As a fly-in fly-out HR professional for 15 years, Leia Piccoli had witnessed many mining colleagues require an RFDS retrieval in a medical emergency. She had never expected to need the service herself.
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Parker's Story
16 Apr 2024Last year the Galloway family were holidaying in Esperance when they were faced with every parent’s worst nightmare.
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Saturday night snakebite
25 Mar 2024For 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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Ella's outback dash
21 Mar 2024Ella Reindler is one of very few pregnant women who can say they drove themself to hospital behind the wheel of a prime mover.
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Clinical Leader of the Year
19 Mar 2024RFDS WA Head of Nursing Paul Ingram has been named Clinical Leader of the Year at the WA Rural Health Awards.
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