HMS Community
Home Care and Clinic
Keeping People Safe in their Home and Community
About Us
HMS Community is Australia's first Community Paramedic-led Healthcare Charity, saving lives and money by preventing unnecessary hospital stays based in Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs and Macedon Ranges.
Each week, HMS Community saves ambulance services approximately 90 hours' worth of callouts, which is equal to around $1.4 million a year. This is because HMS Community provides accessible, thorough healthcare and support to people within the comfort of their homes and communities, or in our accessible clinic.
HMS Community is committed to providing community-based care that is responsive, innovative, and person-centered.
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Our Services
What sets HMS Community's Community Paramedic-led program apart is its holistic approach to healthcare. Tailored to meet the unique needs of each participant, the program considers not just their physical health but also their social and emotional well-being of each person.
HMS wants to support every participant to feel capable of leading healthier, more independent lives.
HMS's multidisciplinary team of Community Paramedics, Nurse Practitioners, Community Nurses, Support Partners, and Care Companions, offer a wide range of essential services to maintain the health and well-being of our community members.
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If you are a healthcare professional who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, we encourage you to consider working with HMS Community. We are looking for both health professionals and volunteers that hold similar values to HMS and are excited about innovative healthcare.
CareersHMS Community is a registered charity and deductible gift recipient (DGR). All donations over $2 are tax deductible in Australia. We rely on fundraising to fund the running costs required to provide accessible healthcare. Donations help us to hire and train staff, purchase and maintain equipment and supplies, provide free or low-cost services to participants, and fund the development of new programs. Help us to make a real difference in the lives of people in your community.
Donate NowHMS Community offers health checks that test blood pressure, blood sugar, and ear wax build-up. These health checks are performed by medical professionals in the community at events. Preventative health early intervention is important for preventing diseases from progressing and causing serious health problems such as hearing loss, heart disease. By identifying people with high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and ear wax build-up early on, HMS Community can help to prevent these conditions from causing serious health problems in the future.
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HMS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and gather, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded or extinguished. We value First Nations people’s cultural heritage, beliefs and enduring connection with Country, waters and kin. We are committed to working in partnership with the First Nations community, and welcome opportunities for learning, connection and growth. Our goal is for HMS to be a welcoming and culturally appropriate space for First Nations people.
HMS acknowledges the experiences of young people living with, recovering from and at risk of psychosis. We extend this acknowledgment to their family, carers, friends and supporters. These lived experience voices are central to our work as an organisation, and we are committed to engaging them in a way that’s mutual and leads to meaningful outcomes. We acknowledge the ongoing contribution lived experience voices have in HMS and recognise the extraordinary courage that comes with the sharing of lived experience.
HMS Community is an organisation where people of diverse genders and sexual orientations are welcomed and supported.
Our Logo shows a ring of people holding hands symbolising community, working together, caring and safety.