Ambulances cost in Australia too, very expensive.
I was involuntary sectioned once, and the ride to the hospital cost me $1200.
I now pay for insurance, about $300 a year for ambulance and dental. I recently had crushing chest pains while driving out in the middle of nowhere, and they sent me two ambulances, each from different towns. That would have cost me $4k without insurance, but cost me $0 with insurance