Royal Flying Doctor Service - Alice Springs, NT, Australia
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S 23° 42.233 E 133° 52.683
53K E 385620 N 7378107
The Alice Springs base of the Flying Doctor, serves an area of approximately 1.25 million square kilometres from Marla in northern South Australia to Newcastle Waters in the Northern Territory.
Waymark Code: WMN526
Location: Northern Territory, Australia
Date Posted: 12/27/2014
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The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctor) is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. It provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. It is a not-for-profit organisation which provides health care to people who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback.
In Alice Springs, the Flying Doctor operates an award-winning Visitor Centre and Café which in 2008/09 attracted more than 63,000 visitors from all over the world. The Visitor Centre – the most significant RFDS tourist attraction in Australia – makes an important financial contribution to the Flying Doctor capital raising program, whilst also helping increase awareness and understanding of the RFDS around the globe.
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