Angel Flight have pilots on standby ready to fly into rural and regional towns Australia wide to help get sick and injured Australians to their city medical appointments.
The well-known Australian charity co-ordinates non-emergency flights to assist country people to access specialist medical treatment that would otherwise be unavailable to them because of vast distances and high travel costs.
Angel Flight CEO Marjorie Pagani said the charity have completed almost 50,000 flights since 2003 flying almost 2 million kilometres Australia wide.
“All flights are free and are provided by pilots who volunteer their planes and their time to help get their country friends to their specialist city medical appointments,” Mrs Pagani said.
“Once in the city a volunteer driver will provide transport between the airport and their appointment or accommodation,” she said.
Anybody can apply for a free Angel Flight who is medically or financially disadvantaged from getting to their city specialist appointment.“
A referral can be sent to Angel Flight by a patient’s health professional such as a doctor, nurse or social worker, who is familiar with the patient’s medical condition.
“Flight Coordinators can then organise a flight within 5-10 working days and if the referrer is not registered with Angel Flight they can register quickly and easily on the Angel Flight website.Once a referral has been approved a volunteer pilot and driver is organised and Angel Flight will notify the passengers of all arrangements.“Passengers can fly multiple times if their condition requires them to attend a city medical facility for ongoing treatment.
Flights can be organised from most regional airports closest to the passenger’s homes.Angel Flight is an exceptional charity that is funded by donations from individuals, community groups and organisations with 85% of donations going directly into the Angel Flights with only 15% being spent on administration and overheads.If you think Angel Flight might be able to help you or someone you know go to their website www.angelflight.org.au for further information or call on 1300 726 567.
