{"id":598616,"date":"2022-06-21T14:44:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=598616"},"modified":"2022-06-21T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T12:44:35","slug":"increasing-access-and-inclusion-to-private-healthcare-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/598616\/increasing-access-and-inclusion-to-private-healthcare-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Increasing access and inclusion to private healthcare facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

EMERGIVAC Ambassadors: (Left to Right) Yusuf Abramjee, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Riaad Moosa \u2013 \u2018emergency activation in the palm of your hand and at your fingertips\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It is estimated that less than 20% of South Africans have access to medical cover.<\/p>\n

South Africa works on a two-tier healthcare system – a large subsidized public sector and a small, but very high-quality, private sector.<\/p>\n

With significant funding devoted to the private sector, there is a significant gap between public and private healthcare standards.<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about EMERGIVAC.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

EMERGIVAC therefore offers a bundling of emergency-type solutions aggregated in a single App user experience that is accessible at the touch of a button.<\/p>\n

This places accessibility in the palm of your hand and at your fingertips \u2013 a utility <\/span>that would otherwise be unavailable to \u2018<\/span>the man in the street,\u2019 <\/em>said Mr Dalais.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whilst offering a number of value-added services (VAS) experiences, the core benefit and differentiator in the marketplace is EMERGIVAC\u2019s hospital admission guarantee – more pointedly, private<\/strong> hospital admission guarantee.<\/p>\n

In the event of an emergency, accident, and\/or illness (the customer has some choice), an ambulance is deployed to the scene, the member assessed and stabilised, and if required, evacuated to the nearest private hospital.<\/p>\n

In severe and critical circumstances, this evacuation can take place by way of helicopter.<\/p>\n

EMERGIVAC is priced from R 249 for an individual and private hospital admissions guarantee cover can extend to as high as R375,000 for the family option.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst not a medical aid, the EMERGIVAC solution plugs a hole in a market defined in medical aid terms, offering affordable cover for those who cannot afford a medical aid and would otherwise be excluded from effective treatment,\u201d explained EMERGIVAC CEO Dion Dalais.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt minimum, EMERGIVAC will ensure immediate and decisive response – supported by a slick admissions back-end and contact centre – and effective treatment in the event of life-altering incidents.<\/p>\n

It is ultimately the big, traumatic events that shape the trajectory of our lives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

There are no medical exclusions or medical pre-condition evaluations in terms of eligibility.<\/p>\n