Third Age Health’s general practice group has expanded
with the announcement of a majority share in EastMed
Doctors, Saint Heliers Bay Road, Auckland. The transaction
is expected to be completed on 1 October with two GP
partners remaining as part owners in the practices with a
16.67% share each.
EastMed Doctors is an established
general practice with an experienced and dedicated clinical
and administrative team who have been providing quality
primary healthcare for approximately 10,000 enrolled
patients for the past twenty years.
Third Age Health
CEO Tony Wai said, “We recognise the fantastic work that
has been done by the team at EastMed Doctors and we’re
excited about working with them to continue the legacy of
providing quality primary care for patients and the local
community.
Working together, the aim is to look for
ways to refine clinical operations and establish new ways of
working which include a ‘teaming’ approach to meet
patient demand whilst at the same time ensure clinicians are
well supported so the practice continues to thrive.
We
also see EastMed Doctors as a practice ideally located close
to several aged residential care facilities, including
Ryman’s Grace Joel Retirement Village, for whom Third Age
Health already provides general practice services for some
residents. With a growing aged population in the East
Auckland area we’re excited about building upon work to
develop a model of care which provides consistent quality
primary healthcare to meet the unique health needs of older
people living in aged care and those choosing to age in
place.”
Dr Siva Nachiappan said, “As the two
partners retaining a share in the practice Dr Garlick and I
recognise the significant opportunity to grow the practice
with Third Age Health as a majority partner and we look
forward to contributing to this moving
forward.”
Practice partners Dr Susan Smith, Dr
Jens-Peter Link, Dr Louise de Candole and Dr Ryan Tatnell
are excited by the opportunity presented by Third Age
Health’s purchase of their partner share, noting practice
ownership was not the primary driver for them moving forward
and that they look forward to continuing as part of the
clinical team but stepping back from day-to-day clinical
management to focus on patient care.
Third Age Health
will lead the day-to-day management of the practice to
relieve the administrative and operational load from the
remaining GP shareholders and former practice
partners.
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