Is the Royal Flying Doctor service only in Australia?
The RFDS is a national, charitable, health organisation delivering primary healthcare and 24-hour emergency services for those that live in rural and remote Australia.
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The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) works to provide emergency medical and primary health care services to anyone who lives, works or travels in rural and remote Australia.
Consequently, to this day, their successor U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeons are considered aeronautically rated aircrew members who receive flight pay and who are required to fly a certain number of hours monthly.
While no system is perfect, Europe's universal health care does mean that everyone is taken care of — including foreigners. So if you get sick or injured while traveling, you will receive treatment, no questions asked.
RFDS bases are operated by: Central Operations – with bases at Adelaide Airport, Alice Springs Airport and Port Augusta Airport, and health services at Andamooka, Marla and Marree.