Vacancy: Grace Medical Centre Recruiting a Family Physician

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An opportunity is offered to a Family Physician or General Practitioner wanting to open a practice in a rural town, with setup costs carried by the developer of the Grace Medical Centre.

The Grace Medical Centre is under construction in the seaside town of Velddrif, on the banks of the Berg River in the Western Cape. The building will also house a 3-bedded subacute ward, a 35-bedded frail care centre, and an ambulance station.

You are invited to contact Richard Laing at rlaing@littleswiftinvest.co.za or 072 623 4282 for further information.

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