ProCare Celebrates 30 Years At AGM And Welcomes New Board Members

Leading healthcare provider ProCare brought together shareholders, Board members, and its Network last night to celebrate incoming and outgoing Directors and mark the organisation’s 30-year anniversary.

Alister Lawrence, Chair of the ProCare Network Limited Board, says: “It was an evening of acknowledging and celebrating the foundations of primary care – the people on the front line and those supporting them. The network has shown remarkable strength over the past 12 months – despite the challenges facing the primary care sector, including workforce shortages, financial pressures, and ongoing health system reforms.

“ProCare is proudly owned by its network of practices, and our commitment to supporting them in delivering excellent primary health care is at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly exploring new and improved ways to help practices thrive, whether through innovation, advocacy, or practical support. Our focus is on ensuring that every practice has what it needs to provide outstanding care to its community,” continues Lawrence.

He adds: “What made this evening particularly special was knowing that our Network has been doing this for 30 years. We’ve been successful, and we continue to grow, improve, and support more New Zealanders.

“Over the past 30 years our practices have looked after more than 2.8 million people, administered 9.6 million vaccinations and provided more than 63 million consultations – that’s a huge achievement and deserves to be celebrated!”

New Co-op Board Directors

During the AGM, ProCare Network Limited welcomed Dr Jamie Shepherd, Mission Bay Doctors, Remuera Doctors, & Freemans Bay Medical Centre as a new Director to the Board and announced that Dr Karl Cole, Papatoetoe Family Doctors, was re-elected as a Director.

“The Board is a guiding force behind the organisations success. It helps set the strategic vision, shapes the policy framework that drives operations, and ensures strong oversight of management activities. Above all, the Board safeguards the interests of our shareholders (our practices) while steering the organisation toward its overarching goals.

“I look forward to working with Jamie and Karl and the rest of the Board to continue delivering meaningful value back to our shareholders and to keep the Co-op thriving for the long term,” says Lawrence.

ProCare also farewelled Dr Francesco Lentini as he concluded his nine-year tenure on the Board. Having served the maximum term, Dr Lentini has been an integral part of guiding ProCare’s strategic direction and supporting its mission to deliver better health outcomes for communities.

“We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr Lentini and deeply appreciate his dedication, leadership, and contribution over the years. We wish him all the best for the future,” concludes Lawrence.

About ProCare
ProCare is a leading healthcare provider that aims to deliver the most progressive, pro-active and equitable health and wellbeing services in Aotearoa. We do this through our clinical support services, mental health and wellness services, virtual/tele health, mobile health, smoking cessation and by taking a population health and equity approach to our mahi.

As New Zealand’s largest Primary Health Organisation, we represent a network of general practice teams and healthcare professionals who provide care to nearly 700,000 patients across Auckland. These practices serve the largest Pacific and South Asian populations enrolled in general practice and the largest Māori population in Tāmaki Makaurau.

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