It’s been a fast and full-on start to the first New Year of Heart of Australia operations with solid referrals of first-of-2015 clients, as we’ve restarted our regular road rig clinic visits across the Southwest.

Thanks to you all for your interest and support since our pioneering service to deliver specialist medical services to rural and remote communities was launched a mere three-plus months ago.

What’s emerged clearly from our Surat Basin and Southwest travelling circuits is that your communities want – and need – just what “The Big Heart Truck” is bringing to you where you live and work.

First and foremost, our mobile clinics are slashing the time away from home, work and family for remote area patients by ending the need for your GPs to refer you to a distant major medical centre.

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Mobile cardiac clinic Heart of Australia has seen almost 70 patients across southwest Queensland during its first week on the road – proving huge demand for local specialist services.

Heart of Australia, delivered in partnership with Arrow Energy, is an Australian-first program taking capital-city levels of care to rural and remote parts of the state.

The largest, custom-built mobile clinic in Australia, driven by a Kenworth K200 prime mover, travelled more than 1400km in its first week on the road – visiting St George, Charleville, Roma and Dalby.

Its next circuit will commence at the end of this week, and the program will continue to service the towns on a fortnightly basis, adding Goondiwindi from October 31.

Heart of Australia founder and cardiologist Dr Rolf Gomes said he was extremely grateful the program was receiving strong local support.

“Everywhere we’ve been this week, we’ve had a … Read More »