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'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

Warnings made in the past regarding city hospitals were ignored, health service crises are growing, and patients are suffering in fancy buildings; these concerns are now being voiced loudly within AKP corridors.

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'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

According to information reflected from AKP circles, warnings made in the past regarding the problems that city hospitals would create were ignored. It was reported that while the majority of the members of the Council of Ministers expressed their concerns, the projects were approved with the mindset that "the caravan will be arranged on the road." It was stated that this situation paved the way for deepening problems in the healthcare system.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

“PATIENTS SUFFERING IN FANCY BUILDINGS”

In journalist Nuray Babacan’s article titled “Suffering in fancy hospitals…” published in Nefes newspaper, criticisms directed at city hospitals were voiced. The article stated that the analogy of “patients suffering in fancy buildings” has become widespread among AKP members. The inability to find appointments, the inability to reach a doctor, and the crowds in hospitals were counted among the factors that lower the quality of healthcare services.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

UNFAIR GAIN AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS IN HEALTHCARE

While information was shared that investigations into unfair gains in public hospitals have been initiated, attention was drawn to the scandals experienced in city hospitals through examples of a doctor who previously demanded 100 thousand TL in under-the-table payments and healthcare personnel who said, “there are 500 people in line for surgery.” It was noted that this situation shows that not only structural but also ethical problems are being experienced in city hospitals.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

It was stated that the expectations that Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu would be solution-oriented are rapidly disappearing, and that positive assessments made within the party are also decreasing. It was claimed that the series of meetings held by Memişoğlu did not produce effective results and that permanent solutions were not brought to the fundamental problems in city hospitals.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

THREE OPTIONS VOICED IN THE BACKROOMS HAVE COME TO PASS

It was reported by an experienced AKP politician that the assessments made in the past regarding city hospitals were summarized with three options:
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

These hospitals turning into model institutions,

Them becoming brand-name specialized centers like Hacettepe or Çapa,

Or them becoming a plague on the nation.

It was commented that at the point reached today, the third option has come to pass.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

BUILD-OPERATE LOGIC CRITICIZED

The fact that city hospitals were built with the build-operate-transfer model created serious difficulties in accessing healthcare services, and this approach created an unsustainable burden on the state budget, were among the warnings made in the past but ignored.
'It was the project of the century'... AKP's city hospital regret: 'It has become a nuisance to the nation'

The process of staffing in healthcare institutions after the July 15 coup attempt was also touched upon. It was stated that unqualified appointments became widespread, individuals with links to FETÖ gained privileges in the healthcare system, and this situation deepened managerial weaknesses.