new fleet of 12 standardised AW139s will be used across both NSW contract regions. paul sadler
Rotor Rescue Reform
Toll was announced to replace incumbent contractor CHC.
Contracts have been confirmed for a new rotary-wing aeromedical retrieval network for New South Wales, encompassing the Australian Capital Territory, to standardise and bolster rescue helicopter operations as the state’s health system anticipates a 23 per cent increase in demand for helicopter retrieval missions by 2022.
The result of a strategic review of NSW Ambulance (NSWA) rotarywing operations, NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner MP, announced two, 10-year plus fiveyear contracts on December 19 2014 for a northern and southern region network to become fully operational from early 2017.
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