The ÇOMÜ Hospital (more commonly referred to as Çanakkale University Hospital) is the biggest research and teaching hospital in the Western Marmara region of Turkey which serves the area of north Aegean and South-West Marmara regions. The current president and chief executive officer is Dr. Murat Coşar. The hospital is a 160-bed facility that provides patients with a complete range of primary and specialty care services.

ÇOMÜ Hospital, Çanakkale University Hospital or Çanakkale Medical School Hospital
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Geography
LocationKepez, Western Marmara, Çanakkale, Turkey
Coordinates40°06′57″N 26°24′48″E / 40.115895°N 26.413345°E / 40.115895; 26.413345 (approximate_
Organisation
Care systemMedicare
TypeGeneral, Teaching and Research Hospital
Affiliated universityÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Services
Emergency departmentYes (acute, subacute and ambulatory care)
Beds160
History
Opened2000
Links
Websitewww.comu.edu.tr
ListsHospitals in Turkey

It is well respected as one of the leading community teaching and research hospitals in Turkey, affiliated with the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ). The university hospital has one of the busiest emergency departments in the country.

The COMU Hospital is staffed by 160 full-time attending physicians 124 of them are also faculty members of the COMÜ Faculty of Medicine. The University Hospital has more than 5,000 admissions, 2,500 births, and 215,000 outpatient visits annually.

History

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The hospital was established in 2007 in Kepez district as the teaching and research hospital for the university of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart School of Medicine. The rapid growth of the area led the hospital to continue to expand to some surrounding medical buildings. In 2012 the Nedime Hanim Site was added to the Hospital network. The new and bigger hospital buildings with 300-bed facility are also under construction. The new medical site is planned in the main campus of the university.

Statistics

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  • Beds: 160
  • Full-Time Employees: 520
  • Active Medical Staff: 280
  • Lecturer Medical Staff: 124
  • Admissions: 5,000
  • Average Length of Stay: 5
  • Emergency Room Visits: 3.500
  • Trauma Patients: 850
  • Surgeries:
  • Million Annual Budget (Approximately): 35 million Turkish liras

Programs, Services and Clinics

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Programs & Services

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Clinics

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  • Children's Outpatients
  • Dermatology / Plastic Surgery
  • Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic
  • Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
  • Eye Clinic
  • Gastroenterology, Neurosciences, Infectious Medicine, Hepatology, Renal
  • General Surgery
  • Genito-Urinary medicine
  • Heart
  • Medical, Cardiology & Elderly (DME)
  • Mental Health
  • Respiratory (Chest), Allergy & Immunology
  • Rheumatology
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics
  • Orthopaedics & Trauma
  • Trauma & Orthopaedics
  • Urology

The Kepez Site

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The main building (Kepez Campus) is located at main street in Kepez Square. It was opened in 2007 by the permission of the Turkish National Health Ministry. The hospital underwent an expansion in the 2011 and work was completed with additional bed spaces in early 2012.

The ÇOMÜ Hospital is a primary multi-care facility (open 24 hours) in its area, an Academic community hospital.

Nedime Hanım Site

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The Nedime Hanım Site is located at Nedime Hanım Square, Old City.

The Emergency Service (Department)

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The hospital's Emergency Service operates 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. It is based at Kepez Site. The Emergency Service serves the local population of Çanakkale province as well as adjoining parts of Balıkesir and surrounding area.

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