Snowy Hydro SouthCare

rdf:langString Snowy Hydro SouthCare

rdf:langString Snowy Hydro SouthCare

rdf:langString Snowy Hydro SouthCare

rdf:langString The SouthCare Bell 412 Helicopter

rdf:langString Carol Bennett

rdf:langString CEO

rdf:langString Australian Capital Territory, Southeastern New South Wales

rdf:langString Snowy Hydro SouthCare was a rescue and aeromedical helicopter service based in Canberra, Australia from 1998 to 2017. The area served covered the Australian Capital Territory, as well as parts of New South Wales including the South Coast, Southern Tablelands, Central West and Riverina regions as far south as the border with Victoria. SouthCare operated a single Bell 412 (VH-NSC) through CHC Helicopters Australia, with medical crews provided by the Capital Region Retrieval Service, a part of the . The service was backed by significant funding from Hydro-electric energy company Snowy Hydro. By the time the service ceased, SouthCare had conducted 6,963 missions. Missions flown by the helicopter included primary, or rescue missions where patients are stabilised and transported to major hospitals from accident scenes. Secondary missions involved patient transfers between major and regional hospitals to access urgent specialist treatment. Other missions include search and rescue and aerial firefighting. The aircraft was based at a dedicated facility for emergency services helicopters located in Symonston, adjacent to the Monaro Highway. In April 2017, Toll Group commenced operating an Agusta-Westland AW139 from the Canberra SouthCare base as part of the NSW Ambulance's new statewide helicopter retrieval network.