Hospital in the Home (HITH) Society Australasia Ltd

Australia has a long history of community services to assist people at home, in the government, not-for-profit and private sectors. HITH officially began in Australia in 1994 and 1995 in Victoria and NSW.

Over the years a number of different committees and organisations attempted to represent healthcare professionals who work in HITH, some organised by government, some by commercial organisations and some set up by healthcare professionals but, due to a variety of factors, in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century there was no satisfactory representation.

Mission:
The Hospital in the Home (HITH) Society of Australasia is the peak independent industry organisation developed by leaders in their field. It is an independent member driven organisation not bound by Australian governments and private industry. The HITH Society Executive is a volunteer not for profit organisation committed to supporting the intention and promotion of members providing acute care in the community environment. The HITH Society by producing and publishing high quality health care information also aims to ensure this information is stable, accurate and sustainable. The independent and transparent advice it provides will be used to determine and assist members with educational, clinical, quality and funding information where possible to support them in their discussions with Local Health Networks (LHNs), Primary Care Organisations, Government and NGO/private organisations for the provision of HITH services.