Bush Medivac WA

Funding recipient

Western Australia Department of Commerce

Project partners

Department of Health Western Australia Country Service (DoH-WACS), Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), St John Ambulance Australia (SJAA), Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA).

Project achievements

The Bush Medivac WA project aimed to improve the communication network used to deliver health and emergency services by agencies/volunteers organisations in regional and remote areas of Western Australia. The project has achieved this through:

  • improved voice and data communication capabilities of all major health and emergency service organisations in previously unserviced, or under-serviced areas in remote and rural Western Australia
  • enabling a coordinated approach for all health and emergency service organisations towards dealing with non-major emergency incidents in regional and remote communities of Western Australia
  • enabling ‘First-in-Medical Assistance’ by health organisations to provide proactive medical advice and health consultation.

Funding
Australian Government: $ 9 279 986
Other contributions (includes cash & in-kind): $ 16 873 996
Total:
$ 26 153 982 (excluding GST)

 
 
 
 
Document ID: 86852 | Last modified: 26 May 2011, 10:43am