Community Care

Outback SA

Aboriginal Health | Aging Well | Child & Maternal Health | Daily Living (Occupational) Therapy | Dental & Oral Health | Medication Management | Men’s Health | Mental Health & Wellbeing | Nutrition & Dietetics | Physiotherapy | Podiatry (Feet) | Pregnancy & Midwifery | Sexual Health | Skin Checks | Vaccinations | Women’s Health

• No fees
• Our Doctors, Nurses and Health Clinicians all specialise in regional and remote health care.
• They can join skills to provide unique care plans for complex health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, respiratory, cardiovascular and kidney disease. 
• All services are available to residents and workers living more than 80 kilometres (80km) from a hospital or general practice in Outback SA.
• Your Medicare number is only required for prescriptions, pathology, radiology and some specialist referrals. Self-referrals are welcome.
• RFDS Community Health Services are delivered via: 

1) Visiting Care: regularly scheduled fly-in/fly-out clinics.

2) Virtual Care: telehealth consults; screen or phone, Monday - Friday.

3) Local Care: fixed clinics in remote locations, staffed 24/7.

Visiting Care

From the RFDS Port Augusta Base. our fly-in clinics are regularly visiting:

Andamooka, Arckaringa, Balcanoona, Billa Kalina, Blinman, Bulgunnia, Cadney Homestead, Clifton Hills, Commonwealth Hill, Cook, Cowarie, Dulkaninna, Etadunna, Glendambo, Hiltaba, Ingomar, Innamincka, Kalamurina, Kingoonya, Lake Everard, Leigh Creek, Maralinga, Marla, Marree, McDouall Peak, Mobella, Mulgathing, Muloorina, Murnpeowie, Mt Eba, Mt Ive, Mt Lyndhurst, Mungerannie, Nilpinna, Oak Valley, Oodnadatta, The Peake, Todmorden, Twins, William Creek, Yalata, and Yunta.

Visiting Primary & Allied Health Clinics

• Primary Health visits provide remote patients with regular face-to-face consults with a Doctor, Midwife, Specialist Nurse or Mental Health Worker.
• Allied Health visits offer patients regular access to our team of practitioners who specialise in several areas, such as: feet, physiotherapy, nutrition, and daily wellbeing.
• Please call (08) 8648 9500 or email clinicbookings@flyingdoctor.net.
  

Visiting Dental & Oral Health Clinics

• Regularly visiting the towns of Andamooka, Innamincka, Kingoonya, Marla, Marree, Oodnadatta and Leigh Creek, with state-of-the-art mobile dental equipment, our oral health care teams provide everything, from simple check-ups, x-rays and hygiene services through to fillings and extractions. 
• Please call 1800 370 793 or email dentalbookings@flyingdoctor.net

Virtual Care

Long distance telehealth consults

• Bookings with: Rural Generalist Doctor, Midwife or Mental Health Worker.
• Video or phone call consults are available, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
• Please call (08) 8648 9500 or email clinicbookings@flyingdoctor.net

Local Care

24/7 Remote Area Clinics in Andamooka, Innamincka, Marla and Marree

RFDS has four remote health facilities that are permanently staffed with nursing teams ready to provide urgent care assistance 24/7.

Our remote nursing teams are always ready to provide urgent care when needed and can also tend to primary health needs of local residents, from immunisations and chronic disease management, treating lacerations and burns, to social, emotional and wellbeing chats over a cuppa.