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Trucker Guy -
2 years ago
Best pricing, best service
Day Hospitals
Accelerating the Healing Process
Also referred to as Outpatient Surgery Centres, Intercare day hospitals carry out procedures that do not require an overnight hospital stay. Intercare day hospitals' surgical services prioritize patient safety and comfort, utilizing the latest techniques and technology. This approach accelerates the healing process by getting patients home and back into comfortable surroundings, as quickly as possible.
Day hospitals represent a cost-effective alternative to surgery conducted in acute settings. The proportion of eligible surgeries performed as same-day cases in South Africa is very low, sometimes two to three times lower than in other countries. We realised early on that entering this market was aligned with our strategy of reducing costs while maintaining quality, as well as structuring our care delivery model as an outpatient based one.
From the outset, we recognised that accessibility and convenience were important for patients and was something that we needed to place at the centre of our care delivery model. We achieved this in a number of ways. Our facilities are conveniently located and we have implemented extended operating times, including being open on weekends and public holidays. We also wanted to reduce the physical fragmentation in the location of medical services and brought a multitude of primary care services under one roof in a multi-disciplinary medical home. In our centres, patients can access general practitioners, dentists, radiology, pathology, physiotherapists, psychologists, dieticians, optometrists, audiologists and pharmacies.
Our primary care centres place a significant emphasis on preventative services through, for example, the promotion of appropriate vaccination programmes and the provision of lifestyle advice. They also focus a huge amount of their attention on screening and early detection, including cervical, breast and prostate cancer, HIV and diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.
Our medical services include:
• General Practitioners
• Pathology
• X-Rays
• Travel Clinic
• Dietician
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
Intercare Dental centres feature fully fledged dental departments staffed by experienced dentists and oral hygienists qualified to provide a full range of dental services ranging from routine dental care to specialized dental services and oral hygiene.
Most of our dental departments offer:
• General dental services
• Oral hygiene
• Teeth whitening
• Porcelain crowns, veneers and inlays
• Implants
• Full dental rehabilitations
• Periodontal screening and treatment
• Treatment of occlusal disease