State Medical Assistance is a regionally based NSW SME providing patient transport services throughout regional, rural and remote NSW. We support healthshare services, hospitals, government departments, aged care facilities and events.
119employees
20ambulances
Established in 2013, SMA’s focus is to be the benchmark in quality within the private ambulance sector. We have rapidly built market share in Regional NSW and increasingly within the Sydney Metropolitan area.
Our vision is to strive to deliver the very best in healthcare with the aim to become the benchmark in quality within the private ambulance sector. We have extensive experience within NSW as a first aid, healthcare, paramedic and ambulance service provider.
We have established preferred supplier agreements with Ramsay Healthcare and NSW Healthshare, and we provide on-site paramedical services at high-risk events throughout regional NSW and Sydney Metro area.
We are the only NSW-based private ambulance services provider certified to the National Safety and Quality Health Standards (NSQHS) and ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems). We have the NSW Health Private Paramedic Authority and Wholesale Licences and we are certified against ISO9001: 2015, AS/NZS 4801: 2001 and OHSAS 18001: 2013.
SMA takes our employment responsibilities very seriously. We guarantee that all personnel are employed under the relevant industrial agreement and paid above award conditions.
Our clients and partners benefit from working with an experienced team that is unrivalled in terms of quality of response and professional patient care. Our organisation is governed by a highly experienced Clinical Governance Committee which includes A/Prof. Paul Middleton, Amanda Cant – Operations & Clinical Services and William Alexander – Chair, Clinical Governance Committee.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a team of passionate professionals, focussed on delivering tailored quality excellence in patient-centred care
Our Vision
SMA strives to be the benchmark in delivering quality healthcare
Our Values
- Passion: We delight our clients and enjoy our work
- Quality: We deliver quality, innovative patient-centred care
- Responsive: We communicate and react quickly to meet your needs
- Safety: Safety for everyone in everything we do
- Teamwork: Teamwork is everything amongst ourselves and our partners
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Meet the Team
Management
The senior management of State Medical Assistance are highly experienced health and paramedical practitioners who have a history of providing tier 1 patient care and are committed to the effective operation of the prescribed service offering. Our three levels of governance provide a strong framework for provision of essential services:
- Board Of Directors
- Clinical Governance
- Corporate Governance
SMA board of directors
The board of directors are responsible for strategic decision making on behalf of the company.
Paul Fitzmaurice
Chairman
Dr. Sam Rewais
Deputy Chairman
Prof. Paul Middleton, FACEM
Medical Director
Ben Cant
Managing Director & CEO
Captain Sean Golding
Jenny Harper
Management Team
Committee is a recognised panel of industry experts and includes:
Ben Cant
MD/CEO
Renee Berry
General Manager Business Services
Amanda Cant
General Manager Clinical Services & Training
Angela D'Adam
General Manager Finance & Risk
Kirsty Bolte
Executive Assistant Business Services Coordinator
Kate D'arney
Workforce & Logistics Manager
Rebecca Carroll
Executive Assistant Finance & Risk Coordinator
William Alexander
Internal Auditor & Compliance Lead
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Organisational Structure
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Governance Structure