RFDS rolls up for WA For more than 90 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has helped people living in rural and remote Western Australia overcome the tyranny of distance to access essential healthcare. Today, we continue to deliver on that promise, in our response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic. We celebrate the courage and resilience of our frontline crews who, since the outbreak, have safely retrieved 131 suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, helicoptered onto ships to
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conduct COVID-19 testing and transported essential health workers, equipment and pathology samples across WA. In May this year, the RFDS marked an historical milestone by answering the call from the Federal Government to provide vaccination clinics in WA’s vast and remote regions. Coordinating our remote vaccination program to ensure we reach people living in the furthest corners of Western Australia is no easy feat and is a true team effort.
The Official Magazine of the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA
We are proud to share with you stories from our people who continue to adapt and find creative solutions to ensure all Western Australians, no matter where they live, have access to the vaccines and can #rollupforwa. So far, our COVID-19 vaccination team has travelled thousands of kilometres by air and road to reach people living in the Goldfields, Pilbara, Kimberley and Midwest regions to provide first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. When visiting and working in Aboriginal communities, our clinicians work with local
