Well, let's hope we'll never need the services of LifeFlight. But if we ever did: how good is it to know they are there! At this morning's meeting, Anna Caldwell (picture, with President Paul Seymour), is the ‘Community Engagement Lead’ for the Gold Coast and Brisbane. She outlined some astounding details about this Not-For-Profit organisation.Established in 1979, LifeFlight (formerly CareFlight) has grown into the largest aero-medical service organisation in the southern hemisphere. 21 Helicopters, 4 fixed-wing aircraft, 8 bases from Cairns in the north to Archerfield in the south of Queensland. On the Gold Coast alone, in the last 12 months, they had 42 Arrival Missions. Disasters, Floods, Neo-natal care, Search & Rescue, Accidents of all sorts, and “inter-facility” hospital transfers – the entire spectrum. Their staff comprises not just Doctors, Paramedics and Pilots. There is a world-class, state of the art training organisation as well, equipped with a simulator... [I’d pay to go on one of these...Ed. ☺] They also do ‘First Minutes Matter’ training courses which can be tailored to the specific purpose.
LiftFlight is financed via a combination of a State Government service agreement, Community Support (donations, bequests etc), and ‘Profit for Purpose’ enterprises such as the above mentioned training facility.
There is MUCH more, so download Anna’s presentation from the Download Section on the right and have a look for yourself! There is also lots of information on their website: https://www.lifeflight.org.au/ or you can contact Anna on Anna.Caldwell@lifeflight.org.au.