Medivac (TV series)


Medivac, an Australian television drama series, ran on Network Ten from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term medical evacuation. The series was also known as Adrenaline Junkies overseas.

Synopsis

Medivac was set in the emergency department of Brisbane's fictional Bethlehem West Hospital, where a dedicated medical team works in the demanding world of emergency medicine. The team specialises in the evacuation of disaster areas, journeying by helicopter to remote areas inaccessible by ambulance. They also work in the city streets and the suburbs involving themselves with the patients, their families and the police.

Cast

Main / regular

Guests

Filming locations

The former Australian Taxation Office building at 320 Adelaide Street, on the corner of Wharf Street in the Brisbane CBD, was used as the location of the hospital.
The old Brisbane Domestic Airport terminal area where the car auctions are held, was used for a scene set in western Queensland. The tarmac was covered in dirt for filming.