OneDoc Merges With Medicosearch

OneDoc, the leading Swiss platform for booking online medical appointments, has acquired Medicosearch. This transaction is another important step in the development of the Geneva-based company, consolidating its position as the leading player in digital healthcare in Switzerland, with over 13,000 registered healthcare professionals and more than 350,000 consultations booked online each month. The new group will be made up of all 80 employees of OneDoc and Medicosearch, and is expected to grow to more than 100 by next year.

OneDoc announces the acquisition of Medicosearch, strengthening its position as the largest digital healthcare player in Switzerland. This transaction will enable the platform to further accelerate the digital transformation of the Swiss healthcare system by combining the technological expertise, regional roots and complementary strengths of the two companies, which have been working alongside patients and healthcare professionals for almost a decade.

Thanks to this acquisition, OneDoc is consolidating its position as the leader in digital healthcare in Switzerland, with more than 13,000 registered healthcare professionals and 350,000 consultations booked online every month. ‘This merger is first and foremost a shared vision,’ explains Arthur Germain, co-founder and CEO of OneDoc, ’From day one, our teams have been working to simplify the daily lives of healthcare professionals while streamlining patient care. By joining forces with Medicosearch, we are adding a new dimension to our shared mission: to offer the benchmark digital healthcare solution in Switzerland.’

‘OneDoc and Medicosearch have always upheld the same values: security, simplicity and efficiency for patients and carers. This merger will enable us to realise this vision with more resources, more talent and a national reach,’ adds Beat Burger, founder and CEO of Medicosearch.

The merger between OneDoc and Medicosearch will enable the two companies to pool their expertise and technologies for the benefit of all players in the Swiss healthcare system. For patients, the unification of the platforms under the OneDoc brand offers a simplified and consistent experience: a single point of access to a vast network of healthcare professionals in all the country’s language regions, with a wide choice of consultation slots. Healthcare professionals benefit from improved visibility, new digital tools to optimise the management of their business, and local support tailored to the specific needs of each region. Finally, institutional and technological partners – business software publishers, healthcare applications tierces, health authorities – benefit from a single point of contact and a homogeneous infrastructure, facilitating long-term collaboration.

‘This alliance with Medicosearch marks a new stage in our development. It strengthens our capacity for innovation and confirms our central role in Switzerland’s digital health ecosystem. Together, we will continue to invest in providing the most reliable and effective digital solutions that are best suited to the needs of the field,’ adds Arthur Germain.

In the coming years, several million francs will be invested in the development of new digital services, with particular attention paid to the integration of artificial intelligence to keep pace with changing uses and needs. Local roots and national coverage to transform healthcare in Switzerland over the long term.

With teams based in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Zurich and Lugano, the Group is strengthening its presence in all the country’s language regions. This local presence means that we can support healthcare professionals as closely as possible to the field, while ensuring a detailed understanding of regional realities. The new group will be made up of all the 80 employees of OneDoc and Medicosearch, and is expected to grow to more than 100 people by next year. By combining their expertise, OneDoc and Medicosearch now have the capabilities needed to accelerate innovation, guarantee consistent quality of service and meet the growing demands of patients, practitioners and institutions.

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