Private Hospitals

Florence Nightingale Hospital

Private hospitals are preferred by patients of middle and upper classes. Despite the fact that state hospitals are sometimes better equipped than the some of private hospitals, many patients prefer going to a private hospital because of the personal and friendly care offered.

Private Healthcare has blossomed in Turkey in the last decade due to the long queues and impersonal service in State run hospitals. Most private hospitals have contracts with various insurance companies so it is now possible to receive better treatment.

Major Private Hospitals in Istanbul and Ankara are listed in our yellow pages.

Here is a list of vocabulary you may find useful:

How many should I take per day?: Günde kaç tane almalıyım?
I am diabetic/Asthmatic: Şeker hastasıyım/astımlıyım
I am ill/ I am in pain: Hastayım/ Ağrım var
I‘ve got something in my eye: Gözümde bir şey var
I have stomach-ache: Midem ağrıyor
I have a sore throat: Boğazım ağrıyor
I have a tooth-ache: Dişim ağrıyor
I have a cold: Üşütmüşüm
I have the flu: Nezle oldum
I am nauseated: Midem bulanıyor
Where can I find a doctor?: Nereden doktor bulabilirim?
Where can I find a dentist?: Nereden dişçi bulabilirim?
Where is the nearest pharmacy?: En yakın eczane nerede?

Ambulance: Ambulans
Bandage: Sargıbezi
Blood Test: Kan Tahlili
Blood: Kan
Choking: Boğulma
Cold: Üşütme
Cotton Wool: Pamuk
Cough Syrup: Öksürük Şurubu
Cut: Kesik
Fever: Ateş
Fractured: Kırık
Heart Attack: Kalp Krizi
Hospital: Hastane
Medicine: Ilaç
Nosebleed: Burun Kanaması
Painkiller: Ağrıkesici
Pharmacy: Eczane
Plaster: Yara Bandı
Prescription: Reçete
Sting: Arı Sokması
Sun Burn: Güneş Yanığı
Sun Stroke: Güneş Çarpması
Urine Test: Idrar Tahlili
X-Ray : Röntgen

Also See:

Influenza A(H1N1)	Swine Flu Experiences So Far
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF)	Hepatitis A Disease and Immunization
Ambulances	Beauty and Therapy Clinics
Dentists	Doctors
Health Clubs	Labs & Clinics
Medline HealthBox	Opticians
Pharmacies	Precautions for Hot Weather
Private Hospitals	State Hospitals
Spring Fever	Thermal Centers

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