Looking back at opening of Gunnedah Hospital helipad
A Gunnedah Times report last week about the delayed closure of the hospital helipad revived memories of old for many in the community. The Namoi Valley Independent reported in December 1995 how healthcare took a “giant step forward” with the official opening of the helipad in the hospital grounds. The helipad brought Gunnedah into range of critical care emergency services such as Childflight and within the 90-minute radius of the Westpac Hunter Region Rescue Helicopter Service, the NVI reported. The milestone event coincided with the unveiling of the “Ward 6 redevelopment”, which was carried out in an old section of […]