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“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Explore the critical aspects of SMS reliability in healthcare communications, and learn how Bidvest Data empowers South African healthcare organizations to enhance notifications and improve operational efficiency.
In the healthcare sector, the timely delivery of notifications is crucial for ensuring patient safety, improving communication efficiency, and enhancing overall service quality. This guide explores the critical aspects of SMS reliability in healthcare notifications, examining how Bidvest Data's solutions empower healthcare organizations in South Africa to effectively communicate with patients and manage operational workflows.
Reliability in SMS notifications involves the assurance that messages are delivered promptly and effectively to their intended recipients. Given that healthcare organizations often need to communicate vital information such as appointment reminders, medication alerts, and emergency notifications, establishing a highly reliable SMS communication system is essential.
Healthcare SMS notifications serve multiple purposes, greatly impacting patient engagement and operational efficiency. By leveraging SMS for communication, healthcare providers can:
Implementing a reliable healthcare SMS notification system requires careful planning and execution. Here are several best practices:
Bidvest Data is a trusted provider of SMS solutions for healthcare organizations in South Africa. Our platform offers high reliability, comprehensive analytics, and compliance with the stringent regulations that govern patient communications.
Numerous healthcare organizations have successfully implemented SMS solutions to improve communication reliability and efficiency. Case studies highlight:
After integrating SMS notifications, National Hospital reduced appointment no-shows by 40% through timely reminders.
Health Clinic A reported a 30% increase in patient adherence to treatment plans with SMS medication reminders.
As healthcare providers navigate an increasingly complex operational landscape, leveraging reliable SMS notifications represents a significant opportunity to enhance patient communication, operational efficiency, and overall service delivery. By adopting best practices and partnering with proven SMS solutions like Bidvest Data, healthcare organizations can ensure that their messaging is timely, secure, and impactful.
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“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Discover our comprehensive solution features designed to transform your business communication experience

Bidvest Data sends on average more than 10 million personalized SMS/SV SMS messages per month, with daily peaks exceeding 2 million messages. This comprises mainly of transactional notifications and hosted transactional data.

The SMS channel delivers a secure, shortened personalized URL to the consumer, directing them to their unique microsite. All consumer activity can be tracked.

PDF documents, HTML content, videos and animations can be hosted on our Zero Rated Data domains. Reverse billing of data on these domains ensure access for end users to content at no cost. Bidvest Data offers this service on all South African and Namibian mobile networks.

Bidvest Data offers custom-built, screen adaptive, HTML environments, enabling features like animation, rotating GIFs, and interactive buttons.

Our service includes automated large file batch sending through sFTP data transfer. The data can selectively drive template messaging. Near real-time SMS sending is facilitated through our API, using templates or dynamic text.

Where another channel in our omnichannel platform is unsuccessful in delivering a message, we can automatically fail over to SMS. Priority and fail over channels are configurable.

Bidvest Data provides near-real-time and periodic aggregate batched reporting on consumer engagement, including link tracking, SMS and SV SMS delivery status, and customized reports on microsite access.