Annual reports
In 1979, the first patient airlift was completed. Fast forward to today and LifeFlight has helped over 74,000+ people.
It is fair to say that this last year has presented LifeFlight Australia’s most challenging circumstances, as the entire LifeFlight family traversed our response to the operational and financial impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Between July 2021 and June 2022, our dedicated rotary and fixed wing crews, along with our RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctors, came to the aid of 6,825 people, which is a record for this magnificent organisation.
Our Impact - FY22
74,000+
people helped since 1979
6,825
people helped in FY22
1,962
people helped by our RACQ LifeFlight Rescue community helicopters
432
people helped by RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Air Ambulance jet missions
15 minutes
during the day between answering a call and having a helicopter airborne
90 minutes
between answering a call to having an Air Ambulance airborne
10
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue community helicopters
4
RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Air Ambulance jets
8
base facilities
2,621
total aeromedical retrievals
59
people helped by the Surat Gas Aeromedical Service (SGAS)
53,000,0002 km
of Australia’s Search and Rescue Region
150
Critical Care Doctors
133
Tele-Medical Advisory Service consults
1,652
Tele-Medical Advisory Service calls
85,411
calls in and out of the Coordination Centre
254,000
text messages sent from the Coordination Centre
9
Aviation Operations Coordinators
6
operational planning and reporting staff
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