RFDS names site for its first patient transfer facility in regional SA

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Mount Gambier is to be home to the RFDS's first patient transfer facility in regional South Australia.

Mount Gambier will house the first patient transfer facility for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in regional South Australia.It will have a stabilisation bay, rest areas for patients and crew, and space to house aircraft during bad weatherThe facility will improve response times for critical patients as well as provide a greater level of comfort for crew and people awaiting transfer through the RFDS.

RFDS Central Operations chief executive Tony Vaughan said Mount Gambier was one of its busiest locations.The centre will be established in a hangar at the Mount Gambier Airport and will include a stabilisation bay to help manage deteriorating patients before their flight. There will also be rest areas for patients and crew and space to house RFDS aircraft during inclement weather."Either party can come here and we can unload the patient and they can be taken to the toilet, made a coffee and made comfortable while they are waiting for their transport either to Adelaide or into Mount Gambier Hospital."

 

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