International patients in a Turkish hospital

• Verfasst von: De Neve, Jan-Walter [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Davé, Rahool [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Gürel, Meltem [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Subramanian, S. V. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: International patients in a Turkish hospital
• Titelzusatz: a quantitative study on cross-border health care at the intersection of Eastern Europe, Asia and the Middle East
• Verf.angabe: Jan-Walter De Neve, Rahool Davé, Meltem Gürel, S.V. Subramanian
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: 26 May 2012
• Umfang: 3 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 17.12.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: World hospitals and health services
• Ort Quelle: Ferney Voltaire : International Hospital Federation, 2004
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 48(2012), 1, Seite 5-7
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Asia
• Sach-SW: Cross-Sectional Studies
• Sach-SW: Europe, Eastern
• Sach-SW: Female
• Sach-SW: Hospitals, Private
• Sach-SW: Humans
• Sach-SW: Male
• Sach-SW: Medical Tourism
• Sach-SW: Middle East
• Sach-SW: Turkey
• K10plus-PPN: 1743135335

Abstract

This is the first attempt, to our knowledge, that aims to empirically quantify and characterize international patient flows to Turkey. A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed on consecutive patients seen at the International Services Department of a 209-bed private hospital in urban Turkey. Over six months, international patients represented 4 percent and 6 percent of all consultations and surgical procedures, respectively. Six hundred and fifty unique international patients received health care and represented 44 different countries. Among these 650 unique encounters, most patients originated from Bulgaria (37%), Romania (35%), Azerbaijan (6%), Iraq (3%) and Georgia (3%). International patients commonly required oncological (54%), surgical (13%) and neurological (7%) services. Although quantitative data on medical travel to Turkey is limited, significant patient flows exist from neighboring countries to Turkey.