The Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) is an Aboriginal health service in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. Established around 1971, it was the first Aboriginal community-controlled health service in Australia. It is now[when?] a key Indigenous community organisation, from which most Aboriginal medical services around the State of New South Wales have stemmed.
The foundation of the AMS was led by Mum (Shirl) Smith, Ken Brindle and Chicka and Elsa Dixon. It was set up by Gordon Briscoe, Dr. Ferry Grunseit, the late Dr. Fred Hollows, who were all concerned with the serious health problems of Aboriginal Australians in Sydney. Its growth was encouraged by Redfern parish priest Fr Ted Kennedy. The Sisters of Mercy donated the property in which the Aboriginal Medical Service had been established to the Redfern Aboriginal community in 1978.
The AMS pioneered the concept of Aboriginal community-controlled health care, and as part of its broader objectives, the AMS aims to improve the health standards in Aboriginal communities across Australia. The service now[when?] provides medical, dental, aged care, drug and alcohol services to around 55,000 patients each year.
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