East Tamaki Healthcare has been adjudged the finalist in Westpac Manukau Business Awards in two categories: Cogita Excellence in Innovation and Strategy and RSM Prince Excellence Award in Service Delivery.
The company is a Primary Care Managed Clinical Network that provides extended hours, low cost, high quality general practice and accident and medical care services to patients, 75 per cent of these being Maori and Pacific peoples and residing in Counties Manukau.
Dr Kantilal Patel, better known as Kantibhai has led the business as a visionary. In 2009 his services were recognised with a Queens Service Medal. He was also awarded Distinguished Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
His leadership has been instrumental in ETHC’s success in winning a number of awards. His charitable work within South Auckland Communities continues to inspire as a clinical leader, business entrepreneur and philanthropist.
His wife Ranjna, a founder and executive director of the business leads the human resource and community arms of the business and was also awarded the Queens Service Medal for services to the community. Together they build the inspiration, vision, strategies and most importantly provide the confidence that the work we do is rewarding, leading and respected.
The company firmly believes in Meeting Patient needs; Delivering clinical innovations using systems and tools to deliver quality, safe and efficient medical care; building confident teams; Inspirational Leadership and has won the highest standard accreditation and evaluation – ensuring we lead the market in professional systems and regulations
The NZ government policy of Better, Sooner, More Convenient is exactly the model of Community Care that it has been developed over the past 15 years.