Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an aeromedical retrieval service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides urgent and emergency medical transport for patients in rural and remote areas of Australia who require transfer to a higher level of care (such as a tertiary referral hospital). The RFDS also provides primary health care services such as general practice, mental health and allied health to remote communities who would otherwise have limited access.
The RFDS operates as a federation of six regional organisations, known as Sections and Operations, which are overseen and coordinated nationally by RFDS of Australia.