Dr Rebekah Cooper – Taking Care Of Your Whole Family

Welcome to our Medical Practice

Dr Cooper grew up in Empangeni before going to Pretoria to study medicine at Tuks. She did her internship at Ngwelezane in 2013-2014 before going to Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry for her community service year. In 2016 Dr Cooper and her husband, Colin moved to Pietermaritzburg and she worked in anaesthetics at Greys Hospital and obtained her diploma in anaesthetics. She took some time off from working when she had her two children and then she began part time GP work under a well respected family physician. The Cooper family moved back to Empangeni at the end of 2019 to follow God’s call into ministry.

Dr Cooper believes in the traditional model of a family doctor. She wants to look after your children through their childhood illness; help you monitor your chronic conditions and practice preventative medicine as well as looking after your parents in their golden years. Being a general practitioner means knowing you in the context of your family and your life; it means understanding the full picture of who you are. The GP is the middle of your health hub, keeping an eye on all the angles and branches.

Our Services

Your family doctor is your first port of call for health. We will see and assess you, send you for necessary investigations and treat you. We refer to specialists when the need arises. Once you have seen a specialist, Dr Cooper will get feedback so that all your records and medical history are kept in one place. We not only treat your short term illnesses but look out for your long term health. Consider your family doctor the centre hub in your health wheel, we keep an eye on all the 'spokes' - family and social setting; specialist instructions, acute illness and chronic conditions.

Acute illness
We are equipped to deal with all your acute illnesses and problems.
Chronic conditions
Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic pain. We work with you to manage your chronic conditions.
Medicals for insurance
We have all the equipment to do your insurances medicals for work or life insurance.

Home care for the elderly and infirm
We offer home visits in the Empangeni area for those who are unable to come to the practice. This includes a weekly clinic at Leisure Gardens.
Palliative and end of life care
We cannot always prevent death but we can help to ease the process. Dr Cooper works closely with Zululand Hospice to take care of patients and their families during their final illness.
Medical Education and preventative medicine
Dr Cooper is passionate about helping you to understand your health. Visit our resource page for some information. If you need education on specific topics for your company or group, Dr Cooper will come and do presentations for you.

What our patients have to say

Dr Cooper is by far the most caring doctor I have ever met, on two continents (Africa and Europe). She truly cares about her patients, as well as their families. She looks out for both physical and emotional well being.Dr Cooper feels strongly that it's the patients decision and offers suggestions which are tempered with quality of life options. My folks are often very circumspect with doctors but if Dr Cooper says they trust her and are more inclined to go along with it. I have also never known a doctor so available to her patients. Truly a wonderful person and an outstanding doctor.
Dr. Cooper is incredible. She has seen to my family's health needs for a number of years. She shows genuine care and interest in her patients. As a doctor her work is thorough, and she will do all she can to offer outstanding medical care. It is rare to find a doctor that shows care for a person as a whole. I trust her with my personal and family’s health and would highly recommend her to any prospective patient.
Dr Cooper's kindness and compassion for her patients is exemplary. It is a privilege to have her knowledge and expertise guiding us.
Dr. Cooper is incredible. She has seen to my family's health needs for a number of years. She shows genuine care and interest in her patients. As a doctor her work is thorough, and she will do all she can to offer outstanding medical care. It is rare to find a doctor that shows care for a person as a whole. I trust her with my personal and family’s health and would highly recommend her to any prospective patient.
Dr Cooper's kindness and compassion for her patients is exemplary. It is a privilege to have her knowledge and expertise guiding us.