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Heart of Australia

The service:

• Heart of Australia began delivering mobile specialist healthcare in 2014 and is the brainchild of Brisbane-based cardiologist Dr Rolf Gomes.
• The service delivers specialist consultations and testing to over 30 rural and remote communities across Queensland, including a static clinic in Palm Island.
• Patient appointments are held onboard our fit-for-purpose, clinics-on-wheels, known as the Heart Trucks. The fleet of six Heart Trucks have together travelled more than 1,000,000 kilometres, saved patients the equivalent of 40 million kilometers in travel for specialist appointments, and saved over 800 lives to dates.
• Heart of Australia has seen more than 18,000 unique patients since first launching services in 2014
• There are over 30 specialists involved in the program, delivering clinics on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis.
• Heart of Australia delivers 11 specialities, including cardiology, endocrinology, gynaecology and neurology.
• Heart of Australia also provides a suite of programs to support our clinical services, including occupational and preventative health programs, access to clinical trials, education and student programs, and training pathways for cardiac sonographers.

HEART 5:

• The fifth Heart Truck in the fleet, HEART 5, was launched in early 2022 and is home to the world’s first battery-powered mobile CT scanner.
• It is capable of delivering comprehensive lung health screening programs and mobile radiology services through its specialised testing equipment, including a X-ray machine and CT scanner.
• HEART 5 was built in collaboration with the Queensland government to deliver lung health services to former and retired mine and quarry workers in Queensland.
• Heart of Australia works closely with our innovation partner Philips and delivery partner I-MED Radiology to deliver it’s services to rural and remote communities across Australia.