Looking to expand its operations across the island, 24-hour medical service, i-doc Concierge Wellness Services Limited, is planning to pump an estimated $1 billion into the establishment of offices all 14 parishes throughout Jamaica.

Dr Sherridene Lee, managing director of i-doc, says the company’s long-term plan is to build out its own constructed premises in each parish where it will offer in-house hospital services including renal dialysis units for kidney patients, oncology centres for cancer treatment and cardiology centres for heart health.

FOURTH FACILITY OPENED AT ICON MALL

Lee said the expansion plans will primarily be funded from the reinvested profits of the business as well as income from other business portfolios the company owns.

She was addressing the opening of i-doc’s fourth facility at Icon Mall in Fairview, Montego Bay, St James last Tuesday (July 27).

i-doc’s services are geared toward addressing clients’ needs and include wellness-based primary care; at-home nursing care by registered nurses; and telemedicine services through which its clients can consult a doctor via phone call, email or text message to have prescriptiond called in to pharmacies.

The wellness service also offers health and wellness discount membership clubs, workplace wellness programmes as well as quick response house calls and wellness retreats.

he opening of the Icon Mall facility brings to two the number of i-doc centres in Montego Bay, with the two others located in Negril, Westmoreland, and Drax Hall, St Ann.

THREE CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP

Lee said the company is currently pushing to increase club membership which provides the benefit of discounts on health services, unlimited telemedicine consultations with general practitioners, private ambulance service, and medical advocacy where required.

Persons will pay between $1,000 and $3,750 for three categories of membership – silver, gold, and platinum.

“Members will be paying into a kind of time-share directly related to their healthcare. The more persons who come on board the bigger the discounts will be from each healthcare provider,” Lee said.