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Ombudsman Institution

The high-qualified features and manpower of the City Hospitals have
contributed highly to the improvement of delivery of healthcare services.
Particularly with the recently emerging COVID-19 pandemic, City Hospitals
have also taken great attentional globally. City Hospitals have had positive
impact on patient safety thanks to easily accessible services as well as the
increased quality in spaces. The newly-built City Hospitals having large space
of service, high number of hospital beds for patients as well as intensive care
unit patients, cutting edge technology smart buildings and equipment, and
patient rooms which are suitable for personal isolation and when necessary,
may be turned into intensive care unit, have positively affected the fighting
process against the pandemic in the country.

3.3. Healthcare Manpower

Türkiye has successfully expanded the number of health professionals over
the years. It has sufficient number of health professionals who are well-trained
and highly experienced. Currently, the total number of healthcare professionals
of the country is 1,061,635. 165,363 of them are physicians while 204,969 of
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them are nurses. And the rest are other healthcare staff and support personnel.
Also, it is planned to recruit additional 32.000 healthcare professionals as soon
as possible in order to prevent any potential shortcomings in combating the
virus. 14

Compared to the OECD data, it is estimated that the number of population
per one physician is 498,2 in Türkiye while the average number in the OECD
countries is 341,3. In addition, the number of population per one nurse is
431,2 in Türkiye while the average is 102 in the OECD countries.

13 Press Statement by the Minister of Health on 10/04/2020. https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,65032/
bakankocakoronaviruseiliskinsondurumudegerlendirdi.html
Access Date: 20/04/2020
14 Press Statement by the Minister of Health on 24/03/2020
https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,64648/ bakankocakoronaviruseiliskintedbirlerivesondurumude-
gerlendirdi.html Access Date: 20/04/2020

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