CareFlight - Australian Life-Saving Aeromedical Charity

Update: Our response to
Coronavirus (COVID-19)

All of CareFlight’s vital aeromedical services continue to operate.
For the latest updates, please visit the COVID-19 updates page.

OUR CURRENT
APPEAL

For every life we save and each person we educate,
you have been with us each step of the way.

ABOUT
CAREFLIGHT

Our mission is to save lives, speed recovery
and serve the community.

Air ambulances
and clinical escorts

We have extensive experience in bringing
sick and injured Australians home.

We wish to reassure all Australians, with thanks to your support, CareFlight’s aeromedical services remain fully operational.

We are working closely and non-stop with our partners across the healthcare system as we continue to deliver our mission to save lives, speed recovery and serve the community.

For more information, please visit our COVID-19 updates page.

Our Work

Everything CareFlight does supports our mission to save lives, speed recovery and serve the community.

Work With Us

CareFlight offers a variety of challenging and exciting career opportunities in medicine, aviation and support services.

CareFlight Air Ambulance

We offer interstate, offshore and international medical and aviation services.

Education & Training

CareFlight has established the highest quality education programs in pre-hospital and aeromedical transport.

Support Us

As a charity we rely on community support to continue our vital work. Every contribution helps CareFlight save lives.

CareFlight Bears

Choose a cuddly CareFlight bear or another great gift from our shop and help save a life.

What we do

Here's a snapshot of how CareFlight saves lives, speeds recovery and serves the community:

Missions

We look after around
8,500 patients each year.

Care

We bring a hospital level of
care to our patients.

Innovation

We are dedicated to continuous improvement through
innovation and research.

Readiness

Our aircraft and medical crews are on standby to immediately respond to life-threatening emergencies.

Education

We train doctors, nurses, paramedics and first responders.

Community

We work with the community to raise awareness of our cause and funds to support our service.

Patient Stories

Helping patients through CareFlight – a dream job

As an emergency specialist at CareFlight, Dr Adam Sroor has been to some terrible accident scenes. His role means he’s been able to help many people in their time of greatest need...

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Laurel visits CareFlight doctor and pilot

CareFlight lands for Laurel

On Anzac Day 2015, the CareFlight crew flew to save the life of a young mother, Laurel, who had been in a horrific car crash. Without CareFlight, she would not be here today...

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