RFDS receives two neonatal units
The Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia has announced the acquisition of two neonatal transport incubators
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Australia has announced the acquisition of two neonatal transport incubators worth close to AU$180,000. The equipment will be used to transport sick or at risk new-born babies from the service’s South East (SE) section.
The two pods were donated to the service by the Humpty Dumpty Foundation charity and will be housed at the RFDS Dubbo base. They were modified specially for the air ambulance provider’s existing aircraft.
“With these new pods, the RFDS SE will be able to safely and securely transfer new-born babies from a variety of remote locations,” RFDS Flight Nurse Michael Cook said. “Because the pods have been modified to fit in our vehicles and aircraft, we’ll also now be able to seamlessly transfer babies to hospitals and other settings without taking them out of the pod.”
The RFDS has also said it has received donations from Khans IGA, an anonymous donor, The UK Friends of the Flying Doctor and Silver City Bush Treadlers fundraising groups. This money will be used to purchase a further three neonatal pods, said Cook, which will arrive early in 2017.
Humpty Dumpty Foundation founder and executive chairman Paul Francis added: “We are thankful to be in a position to make these two much-needed and vital donations to RFDS SE.”