Fast fact: The distance from the Earth to the Moon
is 384,400km
ONE DAY
In
a clinician can travel approximately
3 0 0 0 0 km
without leaving the office,
by using videoconferencing.
*Based on daily appointments from an actual clinical list
using telehealth.
Did you know? Australia’s longest desert
track is the Canning Stock Route, spanning
1820km between Halls Creek and Wiluna.
ONE YEAR
In
this distance can reach in excess of
7 500 000
Fast fact: The circumference of the Earth
is 40,075km
Clinic appointment list from
Royal Perth Hospital*
virtual kilometres.
TownDistance (round trip in kms)
Kalgoorlie 1194
Fitzroy Crossing
5102
Bidyadanga4126
Broome4448
Exmouth2522
Narrogin388
Albany826
Pingelly 308
Casuarina Prison
74
Halls Creek
5680
Bunbury346
Roebourne3116
Carnarvon1804
As a boilermaker/welder,
I’ve got a fair bit of work on. Being able to
have these appointments during my lunch
break – rather than having to take a whole
day off work to travel to Perth and back has
saved time, money and hassle.
Toby, 22 years of age
*Actual clinic list, using videoconferencing to link to these sites
from Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street.
HUNDREDS
Fast fact: The distance from the west coast to the
east coast of Australia is around 4,000km
Fast fact: The Australian mainland has a total
coastline length of 35,877km
A million virtual miles
of
Did you know? The distance between Perth and
Exmouth is approximately the same distance from
London to Prague? Interesting, when you consider
Exmouth is only half way up the WA coastline!
can now access
health care that may not have been readily available locally.
Find out more: search for Statewide Telehealth Service at wacountry.health.wa.gov.au
The Statewide Telehealth Service is made possible by the State Government’s Royalties for Regions $565 million Southern Inland Health Initiative,
part of the Bigger Picture Health. Visit: getthebiggerpicture.health.wa.gov.au.
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