Netcare App
The first 60 minutes following a medical
emergency is often referred to as the ‘golden hour’. This is the window of
opportunity where appropriate pre-hospital emergency medical care can
positively impact a patient’s outcome.
The recently upgraded emergency mobile Netcare
App uses smartphone technology to get you the medical assistance you need in an
emergency. This potentially life-saving service is designed to reduce emergency
response time, ensuring that Netcare 911 emergency medical personnel reach you in
the shortest possible time when you need them the most.
The app incorporates a GPS location feature.
Should you be in need of emergency medical assistance for an accident or injury
but don’t know your exact location, or are riding or walking off-road, all you have
to do is call Netcare 911 from the App.
The GPS feature will provide Netcare
911with your exact location, which assists them to dispatch help to the right
place, first time, reducing response time.
With
the simple swipe you can:
- call Netcare’s emergency
medical service, Netcare 911, for immediate assistance;
- find contact details for your
nearest Netcare hospital, Medicross medical and dental centre, and pharmacies
at these facilities;
- get directions to doctors and dentists
via GPS navigation; and
- make a doctor or dentist
appointment through Netcare
appointmed.
