Galenica expands its offer for homes for the elderly
With its joint venture Emeda, Galenica is working with Medicall to close the gaps in medical care in nursing homes.
«The Emeda concept gets it right in every way! The close cooperation ensures high-quality medical care and streamlines our administrative processes.»
Annette Hefti and Martin Summerauer
Managers of Heime Uster care home
Providing medical care in nursing homes is an ever-increasing challenge. Emeda’s mobile doctors can remedy this problem. They specialise in outpatient geriatric nursing care for home residents.
The head of Galenica’s strategic programme «Professionals», Monika Menin, explains: «For care homes, a holistic, patient-focused offer is emerging in which ‹mobile› doctors play a key role. Care home residents have different medical needs to those of GP practice patients. This includes, for instance, more complex pathologies. Mobile care home doctors specialise in this. There is also a shortage of general practitioners in many regions and this unfortunate trend is set to continue.»
As a partner, Galenica brings its comprehensive pharmacy expertise and know-how in medication blister packaging to the table. The supply of medication to home residents complements the Emeda offer particularly well.