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Answers about emergency healthcare in South Africa

If you plan to send your employees to South Africa or plan to accompany them to South Africa or one of the Southern African countries, you are more than likely wondering about some aspects of emergency healthcare in the country.

Some of the more frequently asked questions about emergency healthcare and other related issues in the country are as such answered below.

What emergency healthcare services are available in the country?

The provincial departments run the trauma and emergency services such as ambulances and trauma units. This being said the resources are over utilized and under-staffed. This in many cases mean less than desired service levels and as such it is better to make use of a medical care management company such as Interhealth to ensure that should one of your employees be involved in an accident that the person can be taken to a relevant high quality private care facility. The private care facilities are well equipped and managed.

Aren’t the private care services extremely expensive?

Yes and as such medical care insurance is a must in the country if you are to afford the high care costs. Fortunately Interhealth has an extensive network of partners and negotiates patient bills from day one and ensures the best possible care while helping to maintain costs. This ensures that your employees will be in good hands while the costs will be kept to reasonable levels.

How will I know where to find private medical care facilities for the employees in case of an emergency? Get in contact with Interhealth for complete management of emergency healthcare.

Contact Details for Interhealth Technologies:

Tel: 0861 0861 633 25246
Main Office: +27 11 622 8010
Office: South Africa only: 0861 MED CLAIM (0861 633 25246)
All hours Emergency: +27 84 MEDICAL (6334225)
Fax: +27 11 622-8264

Website: www.interhealth.net

Physical address
Ground Floor
Vasco Da Gama House
26 Ernest Oppenheimer Rd
Bruma 

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