Westpac Rescue Helicopter tasked from Tamworth to missions in Armidale, Barraba and Newcastle

In the early hours of Friday, the chopper and its crew were called to Barraba hospital for a 68-year-old man struck down by a serious medical condition.

The man was assessed at the hospital and stabilised by doctors before being flown to Tamworth hospital in a serious but stable condition.

On Good Friday morning, the Westpac chopper was also tasked to collect an 87-year-old battling a serious medical condition.

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The chopper's specialist doctor and paramedic on board assessed the woman at Armidale hospital before she was flown to Tamworth hospital. She was believed to be in a serious but stable condition.

It was the chopper's second mission in as many days to Armidale for patient transfers.

On Thursday night, the chopper crew made their way back from Newcastle after dropping off a woman from Armidale.

The helicopter had been tasked to Armidale hospital about 3.15pm that day to collect the 71-year-old woman who was suffering a serious medical condition.

She needed urgent specialist treatment and was stabilised by the critical care medical team and then flown to John Hunter Hospital.

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