New medical retrieval service for critically ill patients
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Health.
"The NSW Government has announced funding of almost a million dollars for a new service aimed at saving the lives of critically ill patients, including those with swine flu who are suffering severe respiratory problems. The Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Medical Retrieval Service despatches teams of anaesthetists, surgeons and intensive care nursing and medical staff direct to patients anywhere in the state."