Day 7 - Royal Flying Doctors to the Rescue

Leaving Kings Canyon, it will be 9 Hours before we arrive in  Alice Springs.

And for our small group it will be filled with concern.

The first we knew that anything was wrong was a sense of unease, then one of our Group Lorraine, advised us  "My Sister is no longer with us..."

"Oh No that's not right - No,   She had a Fall during the night and was Medevaced Out". 

Lorraine spent most of the day on someone else's phone, trying to get a Mobile Signal so she could contact Family and Hospitals from the Middle of Nowhere while we continued our tour.

It was not until we reached Alice Springs she learned that, On arrival her Sister was diagnosed with a tear in her Aorta and immediately Flown to Adelaide by The Royal Flying Doctors.

Australian readers will know of the Flying Doctors, but for others The RFDS provides a 24-hour aeromedical emergency service, with Flight paths that reach across the continent anywhere - no matter How Remote within hours. 

They also provide Telehealth consultations, fly-in fly-out GP and Nurse Clinics, mobile Dental Service, Neo-Natal and a myriad of other services so that people living (and yes, visiting) Rural and Remote areas can enjoy the same health outcomes as those living in the Cities.

How much does this cost?   

Millions (Each Aircraft is a Flying Intensive Care Unit)

How much do we Pay for this Service? 

Nothing.  It is a Free Service 

It is funded mainly by Donations 

and Australian Federal Government Assistance.

Do we support the RFDS?

Yes we Do!