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15th Dec 2014, 04:55
From ABC
Royal Flying Doctor Service to get $13m aeromedical base at Adelaide Airport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/royal-flying-doctor-service-aeromedical-base-adelaide-airport/5968012)
A $13 million aeromedical base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) including a new medical precinct where all members of retrieval services will eventually be based will be built at Adelaide Airport.
RFDS chief executive John Lynch said the base would include a six-aircraft hangar, an enhanced patient care facility with private bays and a corporate office.
"We'll have greater access and facilities for our storage, our maintenance, our response times and our access," Mr Lynch said.
"Once MedStar join us in the precinct, then we've got every right to believe that our capacity and our service will be delivered in a more timely fashion."
He said the RFDS would take delivery of an extra aircraft in May next year.
Health Minister Jack Snelling said the new precinct for all medical retrievals meant the quality of health care for regional South Australians would be the same as for those living in Adelaide.
He said the Ambulance Service's Medstar team would relocate to Adelaide Airport, a move that would save seven to nine minutes of travel time for medical teams.
"It's going to bring together teams who are responsible for delivering some of the most important health care in our state, making sure that South Australians who live in regional areas can be confident they are going to get the health care they need," Mr Snelling said.
"We've seen some very nasty incidents happen in regional South Australia in recent weeks and we've relied on the services of both MedStar and the Royal Flying Doctor Services to ensure that people who are seriously injured or ill can be evacuated and brought to Adelaide to get the health care they need."
Preparation for construction of the facility has started at the greenfields site adjacent the airport's main runway.
It is expected to open in mid-2016.
Royal Flying Doctor Service to get $13m aeromedical base at Adelaide Airport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-15/royal-flying-doctor-service-aeromedical-base-adelaide-airport/5968012)
A $13 million aeromedical base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) including a new medical precinct where all members of retrieval services will eventually be based will be built at Adelaide Airport.
RFDS chief executive John Lynch said the base would include a six-aircraft hangar, an enhanced patient care facility with private bays and a corporate office.
"We'll have greater access and facilities for our storage, our maintenance, our response times and our access," Mr Lynch said.
"Once MedStar join us in the precinct, then we've got every right to believe that our capacity and our service will be delivered in a more timely fashion."
He said the RFDS would take delivery of an extra aircraft in May next year.
Health Minister Jack Snelling said the new precinct for all medical retrievals meant the quality of health care for regional South Australians would be the same as for those living in Adelaide.
He said the Ambulance Service's Medstar team would relocate to Adelaide Airport, a move that would save seven to nine minutes of travel time for medical teams.
"It's going to bring together teams who are responsible for delivering some of the most important health care in our state, making sure that South Australians who live in regional areas can be confident they are going to get the health care they need," Mr Snelling said.
"We've seen some very nasty incidents happen in regional South Australia in recent weeks and we've relied on the services of both MedStar and the Royal Flying Doctor Services to ensure that people who are seriously injured or ill can be evacuated and brought to Adelaide to get the health care they need."
Preparation for construction of the facility has started at the greenfields site adjacent the airport's main runway.
It is expected to open in mid-2016.