About the RFDS
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.
Guiding Values
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.
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.
Dr Justin Gladman's story
Dr Justin Gladman's story
It is good to be giving something back to this indispensable organisation.
Read Dr Justin Gladman's storyAeromedical Footprint
With the responsibility of providing medical emergency and primary health care services to Australia's remote and very remote areas, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has established flight paths that reach across the continent. See our main flight paths below.
Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval
Funding
The RFDS relies on donations and support from people like you to keep us flying and saving lives on a daily basis.
There are lots of different ways to help, so whether you prefer to roll up your sleeves and do some fundraising or volunteering, or make a simple donation, we will be very appreciative.
Find out more about the work of the Flying Doc