Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
（重定向自Flying Doctor Service）
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![One of the original De Havilland DH.50 machines used flown by Qantas, in this case doing ambulance work, delivering a patient at Brisbane in 1931.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Air_ambulance_QANTAS_Brisbane_19315622.jpg")
![An RFDS Beechcraft Super King Air on a remote airstrip](/Images/godic/202501/13/FDF_talavera_PJS5622.jpg")
![Dispatch service, Alice Springs, N. T. (2008)](/Images/godic/202501/13/FlyingDrsDispC13115622.JPG")
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.