CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

World / Middle East

Turkey to inaugurate Europe's biggest hospital

Published: 14 Mar 2019 - 03:15 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2021 - 02:30 am
Peninsula

By Duygu Yener, Yesim Sert Karaaslan | AA

ANKARA: Turkey will inaugurate Europe’s biggest hospital in the capital Ankara on Thursday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the opening ceremony of Bilkent City Hospital, which is also the world's third-biggest hospital that is constructed in one go.

The hospital has a bed capacity of 3,633 with 131 operation rooms and 904 outpatient clinics.

The Bilkent City Hospital will receive 30,000 patients and treat 8,000 emergency patients daily when in full capacity.

The hospital also houses Turkey’s biggest laboratory, as well as two heliports.