THe power of together
Empowering Health Through Collaborative Professional Expertise
Nexus Health Centre is transforming the healthcare experience in Port Elizabeth. By offering a multidisciplinary spaces for healthcare professionals, we are aiming to foster a heart of holistic practice in the Bay.
The Value of shared spaces in Healthcare
A modern approach to practising Medicine and Allied Health
Healthcare is changing. Patients and professionals increasingly want flexibility, collaboration, and access to diverse services in one place. Shared spaces for healthcare provide a solution: they allow doctors, therapists, and other professionals to share clinical facilities, technology, and resources while maintaining the independence of their own practice.
Benefits for Practitioners
Lower overhead costs
Instead of bearing the full expense of leasing and equipping a private office, practitioners share space, utilities, and administrative systems. This makes private practice more accessible to early-career clinicians, locums, or part-time specialists.
Flexibility and scalability
Co-working allows professionals to book consulting rooms only when needed, whether for a few hours a week or a full-time schedule. This flexibility makes it easier to balance clinical work with teaching, research, or other commitments.
Access to premium facilities
Shared healthcare hubs often invest in well-equipped consultation rooms, digital booking systems, high-speed internet, and secure patient record solutions. Practitioners enjoy these benefits without the capital investment of setting up their own practice.
Benefits for Patients
Convenience and choice
Patients appreciate having multiple healthcare services under one roof. They can see their GP, physiotherapist, psychologist, or dietitian in one visit, saving time and improving continuity of care.
Collaborative care
Shared spaces foster a team-based approach. When clinicians work alongside one another, it is easier to coordinate care, refer patients internally, and ensure holistic treatment.
Modern, professional environment
Patients experience care in a clean, purpose-designed setting that reflects high standards and a commitment to their well-being.
Benefits for the Healthcare Ecosystem
Encourages innovation
By bringing diverse practitioners together, shared spaces create opportunities for collaboration, shared learning, and new service models.
Supports community health
Health hubs become central points of access, especially in urban and semi-urban areas, offering affordable and coordinated care to local populations.
Promotes sustainability
Shared facilities reduce duplication of infrastructure and make more efficient use of resources, aligning with both economic and environmental goals.
Why Nexus?
At Nexus Health Centre, we believe healthcare works best when it is connected. Our shared space model offers modern, flexible consulting rooms, and the chance to be part of a vibrant, multidisciplinary health community. Whether you are a GP, allied health professional, or specialist, Nexus makes it possible to focus on what matters most: delivering excellent patient care.
Why not just rent my own facility?
Renting your own facility is a great idea! BUT it costs a lot of money, especially if you’re on your own. And when you think about it, when you’re not there you are still paying for it. By having a shared model for healthcare professionals, the costs are split. And best of all…the headache of taking care of a property is taken out of the equation!
And let us not forget the upfront costs of moving into a new space: deposit, painting, furniture and more.
So, while having your own space is lovely, the costs add up. That is why Nexus Health Centre was born – to help healthcare professionals reduce their costs and allow them to get into practice without the huge upfront costs.
Approximate values to have your own space
| Monthly estimate | Upfront outlay | |
| Rental | R 10,000 | R 20,000 (deposit) |
| Painting | – | R 5,000 |
| Furniture | – | R 15,000 |
| Signage | – | R 5,000 |
| Electricity and water | R 1,500 | – |
| Internet and phone | R 1,000 | R 2,500 |
| Cleaning and consumables | R 3,000 | R 1,000 |
| Insurance | R 1,000 | – |
| Security system | R 500 | R 2,500 |
| Maintenance | R 1,000 | – |
| Subtotal | R 18,000 | |
| Add: Receptionist | R 12,000 | – |
| TOTAL | R 30,000 | R 51,000 |
Looking at this, if you are using your office space at full business-hours capacity of 160 hours per month, you’re paying a whopping R30k monthly…and that’s without the capital outlay.
Come and join us at Nexus instead. Our consult rooms start at R6250 per month, with an option to split days , and with additional amenities available
We also have a board room where you can host professional meetings, trainings or workshops.