Royal Flying Doctor Service

Financial Information

RFDS WESTOPS ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Please click the link to download. 3Mb file.

Australian residents are transported in the event of an emergency or in an inter-hospital transfer by the Royal Flying Doctor Service at NO charge. 

RFDS (Western Operations) receives funding for the service provided from:

  • The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
  • The State Government Department of Health
  • Insurance recovery for the transport of patients eligible to claim from accident insurance and workers’ compensation.
  • Fundraising

Fundraising is required to supplement our recurrent budget and to support capital expenditure such as aircraft and medical equipment.


Last Updated: 25/09/2008