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The first stage of Princess Alexandra Hospital's expansion project - the roof-top helipad on the south-east corner of the main hospital building - was officially opened in May 2010.
The helipad features a "hot lift" from the roof directly to the new Emergency Department's resuscitation room, allowing timely transfers for critically ill patients.
It was opened by the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, on 10 May.
The facility is named after retired deputy director of the Princess Alexandra Hospital Emergency Department, Dr Peter Thomas. During Dr Thomas's 21 years of service to Queensland Health, he was instrumental in initiating air retrievals at the PAH, flew all over the state to attend various incidents, and even brought people back to Australia by air from Bali after the Bali bombings.
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