The Vehbi Koç Foundation made the following contributions:
- Services for outpatients
- Projects for nursing education and development
- Award in Healthcare Support Activities for Public Health Projects from the Vehbi Koç Foundation
- Colleges of Medicine and Nursing at Koç University
- The center is run by the entity that made Turkey's most significant private sector investment in the health sector.
- Supporting healthcare projects is one of Koc University Hospital's most essential undertakings.
- They sponsor a variety of health-related programs in addition to their healthcare establishments. Here are a couple of the organizations they've supported:
- Vibe Kush Eye Hospital, Ankara University School of Medicine, 2007
- Haydarpa?a Nomoni Teaching and Research Hospital, Phoebe Koch Emergency Medical Center, Haydarpa?a Nomoni Teaching and Research Hospital, Haydarpa?a Nomoni Teaching and Research Hospital, Haydarp
- The Vehbi Koç Foundation established the Haydarpa?a Nomoni Hospital for Traffic Accidents in 1985 and first-level treatment facilities.
- Bhi Koc Eye Bank, Ankara University College of Medicine, 1963
Cancer Control and Prevention Program
- The multidisciplinary cancer program is the first of its kind, with expert physicians, cancer nurses, psycho-oncologists, and patient care coordinators working together to deliver the best possible treatment to the cancer patients and their families in a caring environment.
- Every cancer patient's treatment is organized at these institutions at multidisciplinary cancer meetings in which professionals, all of whom are highly trained in their specialties, share their expertise and experience to provide a personalized treatment.
International Collaboration with MD Anderson
- As the only satellite radiation therapy facility outside of the United States, their collaboration with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Radiation Oncology began in 2010.
- They strengthened their relationship in 2016 when they became an MD Anderson International Associate Member, giving them exclusive rights to 22 countries.
- In addition to Radiation Oncology, American Hospital now offers healthcare services in every field related to cancer therapy, with the same high quality and standards as MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Radiosurgery with a Gamma Knife
- The Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit brings together a wealth of knowledge, cutting-edge research techniques, and cutting-edge technology. Professor Selçuk Peker, Director of the Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit, has treated over 7,000 patients and has a long list of globally renowned publications to his credit.
- Patients with cranial diseases will receive the best possible care thanks to powerful human capital and the most precise radiosurgery device on the market.
- Koç Healthcare Institutions is honored to be one of the first healthcare providers in Turkey to deploy the most up-to-date radiosurgery system, which is only available in a few chosen locations throughout the world.
- Their Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Unit can treat about 2,000 patients per year.
Unit for Bone Marrow Transplantation
- The bone marrow transplantation facility at Koç University Hospital began accepting patients in the second half of 2016 as part of their Comprehensive Cancer Program.
- The facility has 14 HEPA-filtered air-locked single rooms, a flow-cytometry lab, and a clean room for cell manipulation.
- The unit has already proven to be their newest excellence center, with an annual capacity of 120 patients, under the leadership of three internationally recognized academics.
- In 2018, they opened a pediatric bone marrow transplantation unit, a huge step forward for their pediatrics service line.
Cardiovascular Service Line at Living Heart
- Living Heart is a multidisciplinary cardiovascular program that brings together a highly qualified team from the departments of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, and Vascular Surgery, all of which are supported by cutting-edge technology.
- With a yearly volume of 5000 minimally invasive operations, their skilled cardiac surgeons have introduced various novel approaches and techniques to the literature.
- Haldun Karagöz, M.D., director of the Living Heart Cardiovascular Service Line, is a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered several surgical methods and was the first to execute a coronary bypass surgery on an awake patient.
- In Turkey, Genco Yücel, M.D., a world-renowned interventional cardiologist, did TAVI and Mitraclip procedures.
- The team's teamwork, paired with accreditation from the "European Association of Echocardiography," allows them to maintain their position as the nation's most regarded and leading cardiovascular facility.
Center for the Spine
- Physical therapy, rehabilitation, neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology, and orthopedics departments are part of the Spine Center, a multi-disciplinary clinical program.
- The clinic, managed by six prominent academicians from various fields, offers treatments for anything from degenerative spinal problems to severe congenital scoliosis, with each case being evaluated individually and treated accordingly.
Robotic Surgery
- It is a type of surgery that uses robots.
- The central surgical departments that use Robotic Surgery in their facilities are gynecology, general surgery, and urology.
- Patients are receiving the most excellent care possible thanks to cutting-edge technology and highly skilled surgeons.
Center for Organ Transplantation
- Transplantation of organs is a critical necessity all around the world. Organ transplantation at Koç University Hospital is of high quality, based on a global standard of care.
- Professor Münci Kalayolu, M.D., a world-renowned transplant surgeon, is the mentor and director of the Koç University Hospital Organ Transplantation Center.
- Dr. Kalayolu was the director of the Wisconsin University Medical School Liver Transplant Center and was named one of the world's most innovative 20 pediatric surgeons.
- Under the direction of Professor Burak Koçak, M.D., the Koç University Hospital Organ Transplantation Center offers kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant operations by an internationally experienced team.
- The Koç University Hospital Pediatric Organ Transplantation Program, led by Assistant Professor Turan Kanmaz, M.D., performs kidney and liver transplants.
- It is critical to select the best transplantation center.
- Organ transplantation is more than just a surgical procedure.
- Organ transplantation is more than just a surgical procedure.
- It also covers the pre-transplant and post-transplant stages.
- It necessitates interdisciplinary care, which requires high-quality laboratory, operating room, pre-and post-operative care, and intensive care unit (ICU) and imaging services during the transplantation procedure.
- The Koç University Hospital is wholly equipped with cutting-edge technology and provides modern surgical procedures.
- Their highly skilled organ transplant team performs surgery at Koç University Hospital in a well-equipped hospital using advanced technology, resulting in high success rates.
- The Organ Transplantation Center at Koç University Hospital provides the following services:
- Transplantation of the kidneys, liver, and pancreas at the same time
- Donor kidney removal can be done laparoscopically (via the belly button) or with the help of a robot.
- Kidney and liver transplantation in children (simultaneously or separately)
- The Center collaborates with Turkey's first EFI-accredited immunology laboratory
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