Welcome surprise for doctor behind mobile medical service

A young doctor who used his life savings to help the homeless with a mobile medical service van has added a second van to his operation with help from generous Australians.

Dr Daniel Nour, 25, works in the cardiac ward at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital.

He's also the founder of Street Side Medics which is a night-time volunteer service providing mobile medical care for the homeless.

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A Current Affair first met Dr Nour and his team on the streets of Sydney eight months ago.

Viewer feedback to the previous story was overwhelming and it set the doctor off on an incredible journey.

"It was just absolutely remarkable, we received around a thousand emails, we received thousands of donations and so many people just wanted to reach out and help," Dr Nour told A Current Affair.

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Functions and fundraisers followed, and the Prime Minister's wife Jenny Morrison also got involved.

The doctor was even awarded the prestigious 2022 Young Australian of The Year award.

"Really, Street Side Medics has received so much support from both State and Federal (governments) and also the community and they're the most important people," Dr Nour said.

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However, the entire mobile medical service previously had relied on just one van.

"'If something happens to it then we are off," Dr Nour had said.

But then Mercedes-Benz Sydney Dealer Principal, Susan Butler, stepped in to help.

"I have got the key to Street Side Medics beautiful new sprinter van," Ms Butler said while delivering the good news.

"We are proud to say that this van is complementary."

The team generously handed over the new van worth $70,000 after they saw Dr Nour's story on A Current Affair and now the wheels to the fledgling Street Side Medics fleet have been set in motion.

In the last few months, an army of do-gooders also got stuck into fitting out the second van.

Sam from Wrappit saw the previous story on A Current Affair and reached out to Dr Nour too.

"'I mean the guy's not a millionaire or billionaire. The guy donates all his money and his time which is hard to do in this country, to donate time as well and here we are," Sam said.

Sam said if there ends up being more vans to fit out that he wants to continue helping.

"One, two, 10, 100 - I'm here supporting. It's something I want to help him with. More than wrapping cars, I want to be a volunteer as well in his organisation," Sam said.

Street Side Medics has come a long way in a short amount of time and appears to be heading in the right direction.

"'We really join the community in trying to create a bigger movement than just a medical service and … really trying to give a sense of hope and happiness in this time of need," Dr Nour said.

"When I told you it was an aspirational dream, now it's slowly becoming a reality. This van will be used in regional New South Wales and we are already working on our third van now, so hopefully we will have you back soon and that third van will be used inter-state."