Community Medics

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Welcome to Community Medics

Your friendly neighbourhood medics are always there to assist
in your time of need. Our highly skilled volunteers, with years of experience in the field, strive to do our best for our communities, whether it is an emergency, fundraising or training.

Welcome to Community Medics

In a life-threatening emergency, seconds count. Community Medics volunteers live in your neighbourhood and can arrive quickly on scene to provide you with immediate care and stabilise you, free of charge, until your nominated Ambulance Service Provider arrives on scene.

Our medics are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and are trained to the same standard as permanent ambulance crews.

Our organisation is registered as an Ambulance Service Provider and our medical response vehicles are fully equipped according to Department of Health specifications.

Donations

Our greatest challenge is relying on limited resources to respond to the growing number of medical emergencies we are called out for on a daily basis.

As a Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) and Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) we rely solely on our partnerships, sponsors and supporters to keep us operational. Without the continued support of the community by way of donations, sponsorships, and corporate funding, we would not be able to offer this free, first world, medical response service.

Volunteers

Our team comprises over 40 trained professionals registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Their medical qualifications range from Doctors, Intermediate Life Support (ILS) and Basic Life Support (BLS). We also have a team of over 20 Emergency First Responders.

Our volunteers join because they have a passion for giving back to the community. Playing to their off-the-road strengths, our volunteers also support the organisation’s portfolios. Key portfolios include Fundraising, Marketing, Public Relations, Human Resources, Logistics, and Training.

Training

Training the community
Community Medics provides free Emergency First Aid Responder (EFAR) training so as to empower the community, thereby assisting their neighbours in stabilising a patient until we arrive on scene.

Community involvement
The communities in which we operate have active neighbourhood watches and armed response companies, and Community Medics frequently responds to calls from these organisations for medical emergencies. We also assist the South African Police Service, Community Police Forum and Law Enforcement.