Description

Located at Kimberley Airport, the Kimberley hangar is partially funded by De Beers, The National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and ExecuJet SA.

In the Northern Cape, The Flying Doctor and Rural Health Outreach Service has been operating for more than ten years, delivering services to rural towns such as Calvinia, De Aar, Nababeep, Springbok, Kuruman, Upington, Prieska and Barkley West to mention a few.  Specialists are flown to remote rural hospitals, where they hold primary and specialist clinics such as dental, physiotherapy, paediatrics, obstetrics and ophthalmology.

In the Northern Cape the AMS provides two fully converted and medically equipped Pilatus PC-12 fixed wing aircraft, which transports outreach specialists and patients daily. These aircraft have short runway capabilities as well as the ability to safely negotiate the gravel strips commonly encountered in rural areas. This is especially favourable in aero-medical transportation of critically ill or injured patients from smaller peripheral hospitals to higher level facilities in larger towns. A dedicated air ambulance service is on stand-by for medical emergencies across the Province.

In 1999, the service was awarded the Impumelelo Innovations Award, which 'recognises innovations in government and public-private partnerships that reduce poverty and address key developmental issues of national concern'.

Team Members

	Alett Vermeulen	Base Manager
	Marizanne Esterhuyse	Service Co-ordinator
	Danie Du Toit	Fixed Wing Pilot
	Lucky Cwaile	Hanger Attendant
	JC Linde	Snr Fixed Wing Pilot
	Pieter Venter	Fixed Wing Pilot
	Tebogo Qabaza	PDP Trainee Pilot
	Sifanele Mncube	PDP Trainee Pilot
	Rossouw Dreyer	Flight Paramedic
	Themba Mkumbuza	Flight Paramedic