IMAGES: An image of Victorian Heart Hospital, with a helicopter flying overhead in the distance, towards the helipad
Text on screen: The helipad at Australia’s first standalone, specialist cardiac hospital is now in operation.
IMAGES: an aerial view of the helipad; a closeup of a helicopter arriving at the helipad, preparing to land; a helicopter landing
Text on screen: The helipad will support emergency transport of critically ill patients to and from the Victorian Heart Hospital.
VOICE-OVER: Having a direct facility like this that the helicopter can land on top of,
IMAGES: Paramedic Andy McKenzie is interviewed in front of the helicopter
Text on screen: Andy McKenzie, Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria
VOICE-OVER: there's no doubt this is gonna save lives.
IMAGES: time-lapse footage of the helipad being constructed
VOICE-OVER: Regional cardiac patients are gonna have direct access to the only designated
IMAGES: aerial view of the helipad; a helicopter flying in the sky
VOICE-OVER: heart hospital in Australia, and it obviously,
IMAGES: Paramedic Andy McKenzie is interviewed in front of the helicopter
Text on screen: Andy McKenzie, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria
VOICE-OVER: it means that they're gonna get the care they need in a really timely fashion.
IMAGES: the helicopter approaches the helipad
VOICE-OVER: We're expecting around 12 patients a month that will benefit from this service.
IMAGES: the helicopter approaches the helipad
VOICE-OVER: Every day is pretty different. Uh, and I'm not in behind a desk.
IMAGES: a montage of close-ups of the helicopter and a paramedic
VOICE-OVER: I have an enormous appreciation for going out and meeting people in all sorts
IMAGES: Paramedic Andy McKenzie is interviewed in front of the helicopter
Text on screen: Andy McKenzie, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria
VOICE-OVER: of facets of their daily lives, and I love that
IMAGES: the camera pans across the helicopter on the helipad
VOICE-OVER: I can't predict what my day is gonna be.
IMAGES: Paramedic Andy McKenzie is interviewed in front of the helicopter
Text on screen: Andy McKenzie, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria
IMAGES: the helicopter taking off; the helicopter flying in the sky
IMAGES: A screen displays a white background with three logos – Monash University, Monash Health and Ambulance Victoria. A sliding transition screen then displays the Victorian Health Building Authority and Victoria State Government logos and the web address vhba.vic.gov.au
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