Transcript for ‘A day in the life of a rural doctor (CHHHS)’
[Uplifting music plays]
[Text on screen] A day in the life of a rural doctor – Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service shown over vision of man putting his shoes on before walking outside of his tropical-looking home
[Vision from car along a local street and view of the ocean]
[Dr Thomas Coombs running, then walking, along a rainforest track, followed by him making a coffee and sitting on his balcony with a view of the rainforest and ocean in the distance]
[Dr Coombs picking up a baby wallaby using a pillowcase, locking the door to his house, and getting into his car. Car driving along wet roads, through rainforest, and past a Cassowary warning sign on the way to work]
[Dr Coombs walking up to the front entrance of Innisfail hospital, followed by him chatting to staff whilst having a coffee]
[Examining then doing an ultrasound of a patient on a hospital bed, then putting on scrubs to work on a patient in operating room]
[Vision of a local café, with Dr Coombs and other staff enjoying a shared lunch]
[Dr Coombs and two female staff walking away from the café, smiling and waving]
[Text on screen] A day in the life of a rural doctor – Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service shown over an aerial image of Innisfail
[Music fades]
[End screen] Transition to Queensland Government and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service logo
End of transcript
Last updated: July 2024