Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world, providing extensive primary health care and 24-hour emergency service to people over an area of 7.69 million square kilometres.

Our Mission - To provide excellence in aeromedical and primary health care across Australia.

Dedication
Our people are dedicated and passionate about bringing first class health and emergency services to people in the bush. We are very much part of the communities we service.

Integrity
The challenges of health access outside Australia's cities make the Flying Doctor's services vital to those who live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia. Our job is all about doing all we can to improve health outcomes and save lives.

Innovation
Operating across vast distances, harsh landscapes, and in far from ideal conditions, necessitates resilience, resourcefulness, innovation and a continual striving for excellence.

Our Mission
Delivered by a dedicated team of professionals, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, and supported by a vast number of volunteers and supporters, the RFDS is vital for those that live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.

Alice Springs RFDS Base
The Alice Springs Base provides 24-hour emergency evacuations and inter-hospital transfers by our team of Pilots, Flight Nurses and Engineers. It serves an area of approximately 1.25 million square kilometres from Marla in northern South Australia to Elliot and Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory, and beyond the border regions of Western Australia and Queensland. Crews also provide regular charter services to NT Health for the transport of health professionals working throughout Central Australia. The Mental Health Services Rural & Remote Areas Program delivered by RFDS mental health clinicians is also based in Alice Springs.

Alice Springs is also home to our award-winning RFDS Alice Springs Tourist Facility, which in recent years has undergone a major redevelopment to enhance its presence and improve the tourist experience for locals and visitors from all over the world. The RFDS Alice Springs Base also benefits from the Bill and Dawn Prior Village of 13 townhouses used as accommodation for staff and visiting clinicians.

EMERGENCY

For 24-hour medical and emergency assistance call:

South Australia - 1800 RFDS SA (1800 733 772)

NT (Central Australia) - 1800 RFDS NT (1800 733 768)

NT (Top End/Darwin) - 000 or St Johns Darwin (08) 8922 1503

HF Radio: 4010kHz, 6890kHz or 8165kHz

Satellite Telephone: 08 8648 9555 or +61 1800 RFDS SA (+61 1800 733 772)

Emergency numbers are for people without access to hospital services in their local area.
For all other locations please dial 000 to be connected to your local emergency services.