• The Royal Flying Doctor is funded by government (opex) and charity (capex). They provide all services from primary healthcare through to emergency response and flying ICU/NICU.
• No charge to any patient, no matter who they are, or where they are from. International tourists included.
• They have a fleet of 81 turboprops and small jets and land on roads, dirt strips etc etc, day and night, as needed.
• Some state road and helicopter ambulances charge for services, but insurance is very cheap, the poor don’t have to pay, and social/political pressure makes it impossible for them to collect the debt aggressively regardless:
Rd28T on December 28th, 2024 at 09:32 UTC »
To answer all the inevitable questions:
• The Royal Flying Doctor is funded by government (opex) and charity (capex). They provide all services from primary healthcare through to emergency response and flying ICU/NICU.
• No charge to any patient, no matter who they are, or where they are from. International tourists included.
• They have a fleet of 81 turboprops and small jets and land on roads, dirt strips etc etc, day and night, as needed.
• Some state road and helicopter ambulances charge for services, but insurance is very cheap, the poor don’t have to pay, and social/political pressure makes it impossible for them to collect the debt aggressively regardless:
https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/ambulance-victoria-ceases-debt-collection-practice/
loose_noodle on December 28th, 2024 at 10:08 UTC »
A fleet of 81 aircraft is highly impressive. It's not uncommon to see airlines with half and even quarter of this fleet.
xs81 on December 28th, 2024 at 10:32 UTC »
Used to watch a show called the Flying Doctors. used as in 35 years ago