Uludağ University Medical School is preparing for large investments in order to provide the best service for the public in the practice hospital, while also signing exemplary methods throughout Turkey that will raise the quality of education in order to raise good physicians.

The 400-bed Child and Maternity Hospital, located in the empty area directly opposite the Hospital for Children's Oncology and Haematology Hospital, is planned to be opened in 2019.

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Research and Application Hospital, one of the main pillars of Uludağ University, continue to change its face with great steps.

The Dean of Medicine Faculty Prof. Selim Gürel and Chief of Hospital Assoc. Prof. Yakup Canıtez held a press conference to inform the public about the steps and developments taken over the last 1.5 years.

Vice deans Prof. Cüneyt Erdoğan and Assoc. Prof. Halil Sağlam  and vice chancellors of the hospital Prof. Sami Bayram and Assoc. Prof. Şaduman Balaban also joined the meeting held in the Rectorate Hall B. The aim of the meeting was to inform about the investments made and to be made in order to increase the quality of education and services. The Faculty of Medicine and Hospital administration has also asked for the support of philanthropists for investments partially to be made through the state and university budgets.

FROM THE 38TH POSITION TO 18TH IN TUS

The Dean of Medicine Faculty Prof. Selim Gürel said that first of all, they have started some implementations in order their medical students to become good physicians and the Simulation Centre is one of them. The Dean stated that the students have gained all kinds of experiences on simulations and models without encountering the real patient here and noted that their success in the Specialization in Medicine Exams (TUS), one of the most difficult exams in the world, have been increased. As a reflection of the improvements, Dean Gürel reminded that the second winner in the TUS in 2015 is a student of Uludağ University Medicine Faculty and that their success rank in TUS was 38 in 2013 and now it has become 18th place in 2016.

SUPPORT CALL FOR THE PHILANTHROPISTS

The Dean Prof. Selim Gürel, who expressed his determination to provide the best quality service and that University Hospital has been very important health care service in Bursa and Southern Marmara Region for 40 years, called on the people of Bursa public and philanthropic industrialists and businessmen to give support.

QUALITY WORKING WILL CONTINUE DILIGENTLY

Chief Physician Assoc. Prof. Yakup Canıtez also noted that the Medicine Faculty Hospital is a tertiary health care institution, which means that the health care provided is complex, difficult and costly. Chief Physician Assoc. Prof. Yakup Canıtez stated that they have always been updating the infrastructure and technical investments and training the staff to provide this quality in the South Marmara Region where about 5.5 million people live, and he said that the quality and accreditation work carried out in the past periods was successful and said the following about the quality system management in the hospital:

"We have been audited by the SGS company headquartered in Switzerland for the Quality Management System currently being implemented in 2015 and our ISO 9001-2008 certification has been renewed. We have been re-audited in September this year and extended the period of our document. In our hospital in 2017, ISO 9001 will be audited for the ISO 9001-2015 version which makes it more useful and effective in the health field and our studies will continue in this direction. The Health Quality Standards (SKS), which was implemented under the Health Transformation Program and became mandatory for the universities, were reviewed and it was found that the SKS-Version 5 quality management system was compatible with the existing quality management system and even more efficient in some cases and more suitable for health conditions in our country. Our hospital, which has been under the supervision of SKS so far, has been through the first of these inspections in the previous administration time and the second in August 2016. As a result of this last audit, our hospital score increased by 5 points to 84. Since SKS will be compulsory, it was determined that it would not be rational to conduct a quality management system in two different settings at the hospital and we decided that it is not necessary to renew the JCI quality standards document. At the moment, our hospital has been getting fully compatible with SKS version 5. In 2017, audits from two different institutions are planned according to the latest versions. As in previous administrations, we will never compromise on quality, and we will continue to work in determination on this issue. "

Chief Physician Assoc. Prof. Yakup Canıtez explained that the technical infrastructure of the institution has been constantly updated in accordance with the patient services and quality standards and in this scope, they have used approx. 8 million TL from the financial sources of the institution for the purchase of the devices and 3 million pounds of clinic-policlinic renovation works with donations.

EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY OPEN 7/24

Assoc. Prof. Yakup Canıtez said that because of the increasing number of patients and the fact that polyclinic patients are given CT and MR appointments with very advanced dates, they have opened a new radiology unit working 24 hours in the emergency department.

NEW INVESTMENTS

According to the information given by Assoc. Prof. Canıtez, in Uludağ University Medicine Faculty Hospital, 1000 square meter inland Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy Centre; 800 square meters of blood donation units and laboratories will be built with the donations of businessman Faik Çelik. The construction will be completed in the first months of 2017.

He said that the emergency burn centre and operation rooms will be renewed, they are looking for sources for additional construction on 10 thousand square meters of area and they are waiting for the support of benevolent people of Bursa for it.

THE NUMBER OF INTENSIVE CARE BEDS WILL INCREASE

The renewal of 92 intensive care beds according to current standards and providing of 27 additional beds are among the new investments in the program. It is envisaged that intensive care beds, each of which cost about 100 thousand liras, will be made with the support of the rectorate and donations.

CYBERKNIFE IS COMING

Medicine Faculty Hospital has taken action for the purchase of cyber knife (robotic surgery) for the first time in the South Marmara Region to perform robotic treatment. Cancer and tumour treatments can be done successfully with Cyber Knife, which will be purchased for approximately 14 million TL. The device is planned to be purchased with the financial support of the Ministry of Health and donors

CHILD AND GYNAECOLOGY HOSPITAL

The Faculty of Medicine Hospital, which currently serves an area of ​​168 thousand square meters, has completed preparations for the Child and Gynaecology Hospital which will serve approximately in 70 thousand square meters of area. The 400-bed hospital to be opened in front of the Children's Oncology and Haematology Hospital is scheduled to open in 2019.

Later on, Medical Faculty and Hospital administrators visited the hospitals and training units with the members of the press.