03/09/2026
Around 8:30am on Thursday 3 September, a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance on an urgent inter-hospital transfer from the Lismore Base Hospital to the Mater Hospital, Newcastle.
A male in his 40's, suffering a serious medical condition, was stabilised by hospital staff and the NSW Ambulance critical care paramedic and the NSW Health doctor from the helicopter’s critical care medical team before being airlifted to Newcastle.