“Just what the doctor ordered” - Caredoc goes for Kuga
31 May 2010 – Caredoc, the Carlow-based out-of-hours GP Co-operative, has upgraded its vehicle fleet with four new Ford Kugas supplied by Dooley Motors of Carlow. The new Kugas will replace Caredoc’s previous fleet of Ford Focus estate vehicles.
Based in Carlow, Caredoc provides a high quality, easily accessible family doctor service for patients with urgent medical problems outside of normal surgery hours.
Anthony Dooley of Dooley Motors said: “We are delighted that our new Kuga models will enable Caredoc to continue to provide their invaluable out-of-hours service to the people of Carlow and the south east. Thanks to their four wheel drive capability, the new fleet of Kugas will help Caredoc to provide an even more reliable service during spells of severe wintry weather, just as we have experienced this past winter”.
Margaret Curran, Deputy Manager of Caredoc, said: “Getting medical help at a time of need is of paramount importance and ensuring we have a reliable and safe fleet of vehicles is key in enabling us to provide that service. That is why we are excited about our new fleet of tough, 4x4 Kugas. Our vehicles can sometimes run up an average of 100,000 km per year, so reliability is vital and we certainly have not found our previous Ford vehicles wanting”.
Caredoc was the first out of hour’s family doctors co-operative in Ireland. It started operation in June 1999 in Carlow and now covers all of the South East, a population of approximately 530,000 people.
The Caredoc service operates for 120 hours every week, covering on weekdays from 6pm until 9am and at the weekends from 6pm on Friday evening until 9am on Monday morning. The service also provides full 24 hour medical cover for bank holidays.
Where a home visit is deemed appropriate the doctor is driven in a Caredoc car which is equipped with a range of emergency medical equipment including a defibrillator, interpretive ECG machine, resuscitation and suturing equipment.
Caredoc can be contacted on 1850 334999 outside of normal surgery hours.
Based in Carlow, Caredoc provides a high quality, easily accessible family doctor service for patients with urgent medical problems outside of normal surgery hours.
Anthony Dooley of Dooley Motors said: “We are delighted that our new Kuga models will enable Caredoc to continue to provide their invaluable out-of-hours service to the people of Carlow and the south east. Thanks to their four wheel drive capability, the new fleet of Kugas will help Caredoc to provide an even more reliable service during spells of severe wintry weather, just as we have experienced this past winter”.
Margaret Curran, Deputy Manager of Caredoc, said: “Getting medical help at a time of need is of paramount importance and ensuring we have a reliable and safe fleet of vehicles is key in enabling us to provide that service. That is why we are excited about our new fleet of tough, 4x4 Kugas. Our vehicles can sometimes run up an average of 100,000 km per year, so reliability is vital and we certainly have not found our previous Ford vehicles wanting”.
Caredoc was the first out of hour’s family doctors co-operative in Ireland. It started operation in June 1999 in Carlow and now covers all of the South East, a population of approximately 530,000 people.
The Caredoc service operates for 120 hours every week, covering on weekdays from 6pm until 9am and at the weekends from 6pm on Friday evening until 9am on Monday morning. The service also provides full 24 hour medical cover for bank holidays.
Where a home visit is deemed appropriate the doctor is driven in a Caredoc car which is equipped with a range of emergency medical equipment including a defibrillator, interpretive ECG machine, resuscitation and suturing equipment.
Caredoc can be contacted on 1850 334999 outside of normal surgery hours.