Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund has partnered with Heart of Australia on the mobile medical program’s mission to deliver specialist healthcare services to rural and remote communities in Queensland.
The specialist agribusiness bank will be providing financial support to the Heart of Australia over the next three years as it delivers specialist clinics including cardiology, endocrinology and gynaecology to rural and remote communities throughout Queensland.
Rabobank client council manager Yvette Loyson said Heart of Australia’s customised trucks bring specialist medical facilities to communities where people may not have the time or opportunity to travel long distances for medical attention.
Ms Loyson said Heart of Australia’s mission aligns well with the Rabo Community Fund’s key aim of improving rural health.
The world’s leading specialist food and agribusiness bank, Rabobank is one of Australia’s largest agricultural lenders and a major provider of business and corporate banking services to the country’s food and agribusiness sector.
Last year, the bank launched the Rabo Community Fund in Australia and New Zealand to invest in the sustainability and vitality of rural communities.
“As a cooperative, Rabobank has a rich history of community engagement and always looks to make an impact across the rural communities in which our clients live and work,” Ms Loyson said.
“The Rabo Community Fund’s priorities are led by the bank’s farming clients, who are at the heart of their communities, supporting local initiatives with the aim of tangibly and meaningfully contributing to the vibrancy and resilience of rural Australia.”
Heart of Australia began in 2014 when founder and cardiologist Dr Rolf Gomes saw the gap in specialist services for those living in rural and remote communities.
Since the first truck was launched in 2014, Heart of Australia has seen over 14,000 patients, now services 33 communities and delivers specialist and radiology services in five trucks.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rabobank to the Heart of Australia partner family to deliver these services in the communities who need them. Rabobank is the first partner we have from the finance sector and we look forward to working together to improve the health outcomes for those living in these communities,” said Dr Gomes.
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