Quadcare Aims To Provide Affordable Healthcare At A Large Scale. As a young girl growing up in Hammanskraal, Dulcy Rakumakoe would accompany her grandmother to visit the local doctor each month to collect her medication. It was in those long queues that Dulcy decided that she wanted to become a doctor to give ordinary South Africans, just like her grandmother, quality and accessible healthcare in a dignified setting. “One day, when I was about six years old, my granny said to me, ‘You must become a doctor so I don’t need to stand for such a long time.’ And that was it. From that day on, all I wanted was to study medicine. Throughout school my teachers knew. They even called me doctor – because that’s all I talked about.” Dr Rakumakoe told South Africa Today.
Starting out in private practice in Vryburg, Dr Rakumakoe observed the impact of workers returning from the mines and how this brought illnesses into the local community. This sparked her interest in occupational health and cemented the idea that people need access to healthcare near where they work and near where they live. This remains Quadcare’s central vision today. Quadcare was established in 2019 when Dr Rakumakoe teamed up with a consortium of investors to further support her dream of providing access to healthcare on a large scale. The combination of Dr Rakumakoe’s passion for clinical excellence and entrepreneurial spirit together with the diverse set of commercial skills among investors has ideally positioned Quadcare for growth to address the ever-present need for access to healthcare for all South Africans. Today the company operates an expanding network of primary healthcare clinics across Gauteng as well as a walk-in occupational health centre in Turffontein, Johannesburg.
Quadcare’s mission is to ensure that people have access to quality and affordable healthcare. Each of its expanding networks of Primary Healthcare clinics provide patients with comprehensive, affordable medical services (including dispensing basic medication) in a hygienic and welcoming environment.
Its affordable, comprehensive suite of Occupational Health services helps clients ensure that their workforce is fit, healthy and productive and that the clients complies with all health and safety regulations in the workplace.
