Consult the Doctor You Need at Your Convenience
Few things are more frustrating when you feel ill than being told your doctor isn’t available on weekends. Intercare operates extended hours to help you. Furthermore, we firmly believe the job of a medical practitioner should extend beyond tending to a patient’s immediate medical needs. Instead, it should embrace a more holistic approach, addressing every aspect necessary for the long-term health and well-being of those receiving care and, wherever possible, dealing proactively with any factors like diet and lifestyle that might put them at risk.
Navigating the healthcare system can be challenging. Knowing who to see and where to go is not always clear. To overcome the seemingly random distribution of medical facilities, we have assembled all the commonly required primary care services under one roof and established multiple healthcare centres within easy reach of major population centres nationwide. For example, our patients can consult a GP, an optometrist or a dietician, have an X-ray or blood test, process a prescription or undergo physiotherapy all in the same building.
Moreover, these centres promote the benefits of preventative medicine through the use of screening tests for the early detection of diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, HIV, and cervical, breast and prostate cancer.
Use Our Walk-In Care Centres to See a Doctor Without an Appointment
Perhaps you have sustained a minor injury that’s not serious enough to justify a visit to the emergency room but beyond your ability to treat effectively at home. In such a case, booking an appointment with your general practitioner would not be a feasible option either. This type of difficulty is merely another everyday challenge for which Intercare has taken steps to provide its patients with a practical solution.
If you have an illness or injury that needs immediate care but is not sufficiently severe to justify visiting your local hospital, we have your back. There is no need to experience continued discomfort in the hope of a chance to see your busy GP. Instead, you just need to walk into one of our nationwide care centres to receive the treatment you require from a doctor or medical professional.
However, we do not operate a trauma service. These walk-in centres are not intended for patients with life-threatening conditions but for those who require relief from relatively minor ailments such as an allergy, stings and bites, headaches, colds and flu or abdominal pain.
Keep in mind that not all such ailments are of sudden onset. Many people must deal with life-long illnesses that require regular specialised attention. Intercare also has the means to help them.
A Chronic Care Programme With Not Just One Doctor but a Whole Support Team
While a chronic illness may not necessarily be a death sentence, it can feel much like a life sentence with the potential to take its toll, not only physically but mentally, too. Often, patients are unable to cope with everyday tasks, which, in turn, can place additional strain on their families.
To the general medical practitioner, these are individuals with diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease whom they must see at intervals to perform tests and possible adjustments to their medication.
At Intercare, we have a different philosophy. We believe that if a doctor or team member provides all the support that patients need, they can learn to live with their chronic illness instead of suffer from it. To that end, we developed the Intercare Salubrity concept and a multidisciplinary team of medical practitioners and other healthcare professionals who join with the patient to implement it.
Too often, the line between chronic care and end-of-life care can be somewhat blurred. At Intercare, our goal is always to improve the patient’s quality of life or, if you like, to rekindle a zest for life. We combine a commitment to medical excellence with compassion, practical attention to patients’ day-to-day needs, and easy online bookings to achieve this.
A chronic illness should not cause patients to ignore other aspects of their general health. Yet, they often become too sedentary and put on weight, become depressed or start smoking or drinking more. The Salubrity team can provide ways to help patients improve their fitness through exercise and healthy eating.
Book a Virtual Consultation with an Intercare Doctor
For many reasons, visiting a consulting room or clinic when you need to see a medical practitioner may be impractical. It can be difficult for older people, the chronically ill or disabled, or those living out of town who don’t own a car. We believe that whatever the reason you cannot visit your doctor, it should not prevent you from getting the professional care you need or pose a risk to your health. With an online consultation, the help you need, including an online prescription, if indicated, is never too far away.
We understand that continuity is important to our patients. You would want to talk to someone you know who is familiar with your case, not deal with a different doctor each time you need help. That’s what makes the Intercare virtual consulting service different from most others. We don’t change who our patients will speak to, only where, when, and how we enable them to do so. That means you can guarantee to talk to the same person on every subsequent call.
Other Valuable Medical Services From Intercare
To say that we are a multidisciplined organisation is an understatement. In addition to the services described above, we offer the following facilities:
- - Sub-acute care: A cost-effective rehabilitation facility for post-operative patients, recovering stroke and accident victims and similar cases where more intensive care is not indicated.
- - Day hospitals: Well-equipped theatres where patients can undergo same-day surgery without an overnight stay.
- - The Intercare Medfem Hospital: This unit is located in Sandton and is devoted to women’s health, specialising in gynaecology, fertility and cosmetic surgery.
- - Dental centres: Some of our services extend beyond the remit of the medical specialist. Hence, several of our healthcare centres are also staffed and equipped to provide general or specialised dentistry services for those who may require them.
Like our founders, each doctor, nurse and healthcare professional at Intercare is dedicated to making people feel better. Why not click here to sign up or book your appointment now and make your family part of ours?
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