dr.consulta

Context

75% of the Brazilian population (150m) relies purely on the public healthcare system, which is inefficiently managed, underfunded, and incapable of providing quality healthcare services. Scheduling a consultation appointment can take 3-6 months. Public day clinics are scarce and of very low quality. In Sao Paulo, for example, there are only 16 public specialty care clinics available to serve 15m people (~1 clinic for 1m people), which leads to overcrowded waiting rooms and waiting times that are exceptionally long. As a result, poor Brazilians have limited or no access to quality healthcare services and many do not receive necessary treatments and illness relief.

Solution

dr.consulta provides high quality, low-cost specialty healthcare and diagnostic services to Brazil’s low to middle income population via a network of clinics that offer 30 specialty care services, diagnostics and laboratory services.

Impact depth

By 2020, dr.consulta aims to provide affordable healthcare to 1 million patients per year through a network of 100 clinics. Patients, with 80% percent being women and children, will have better access to quality healthcare services with a focus on preventative care of most prevalent chronic diseases.

• Better physical health: Individuals experience better overall health due to 1) modern examination and diagnosis services, 2) timely consultations when sick and 3) dr.consulta’s focus on preventative healthcare.
• Accessibility of health care: Patients are more likely to visit a doctor when they are sick as 1) dr.consulta guarantees short waiting times and 2) clinics are in close proximity of the peoples’ communities.
• Affordability of quality health care: Patients benefit from low prices in comparison to other private health clinics (avg. 63% cheaper than lower end of benchmark prices according to national insurance plans and medical associations). In addition, dr.consulta offers installment payments of up to 24 months.