Erdoğan's personal physician Cevdet Erdöl: 'Private hospitals are a burden on the public'

Prof. Dr. Cevdet Erdöl, personal physician to AKP Chairman and President Erdoğan, commented on the newborn gang scandal that caused the deaths of 12 babies.

Stating that private hospitals transfer doctors with high salaries, Erdöl said, "Removing private hospitals from being a burden on the public is a vital necessity for public health."

In his post, Erdöl said, "The private sector is transferring qualified physicians from public hospitals with high salaries and attractive opportunities. Although this situation is masked by claims that 'doctors are going abroad,' the real issue is that private hospitals are fueled by greed for profit.

These transfers, which hollow out public hospitals, are dominated by the rising co-payments of the private sector.

'PRIVATE HOSPITALS ARE A BURDEN ON THE PUBLIC'

Removing private hospitals from being a burden on the public is a vital necessity for public health. To ensure that the painful events experienced in neonatal intensive care units do not happen again, our health system must be purged of commercial concerns. Strengthening the public health system is the only way to ensure social justice," he said.

The private sector is transferring qualified physicians from public hospitals with high salaries and attractive opportunities. Although this situation is masked by claims that "doctors are going abroad," the real issue is that private hospitals are fueled by greed for profit. The hollowing out of public hospitals…

— Prof. Dr. Cevdet ERDÖL (@Cevdet_Erdol) October 27, 2024

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