Memorial Hospitals Network
The leader of modern medicine in Turkey - the Memorial Center ("Memorial"), is a global network of large multidisciplinary clinics and their branches, known far beyond the borders of their country for the highest quality of providing the most modern medical services to patients coming for treatment from 92 countries of the world. They are attracted by the effectiveness of the assistance provided, which is similar to the leading clinics in Europe and the United States, with the cost of treatment being 2-3 orders of magnitude lower.
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Memorial Center in numbers
- The medical and technical staff of the Memorial Center has more than 5,000 employees. Of these, more than 750 are doctors and almost 1300 are nursing staff.
- The material and technical equipment and the base of the clinics allow us to apply and provide effective outpatient and inpatient care to 2 million and almost 150,000 patients, including about 20,000 foreign patients, within a year.
- To carry out more than 53,000 complex operations (mortality does not exceed 3%).
- More than 250 liver transplants (85% of a living donor).
- At least 350 kidney transplants (99% success rate).
- More than 120 bone marrow transplants (with almost 100% success).
- Almost 1400 heart operations (mortality less than 1%).
- More than 6000 IVF procedures.
- More than 100 radical prostatectomies with the da Vinci robot.
Memorial Clinics specialization
The focus of Memorial clinics covers almost all areas of medicine - high-precision diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation:
- oncological, hematological, cardiovascular, neurological diseases;
- diseases of the abdominal cavity and small pelvis;
- musculoskeletal system;
- reproductive system, including infertility treatment and IVF;
- prosthetics and reconstructive surgery, including bariatrics (obesity treatment);
- rare genetic diseases;
- transplantation of donor organs and bone marrow.
Achievements and benefits of Memorial clinics
Thanks to the perfect technical equipment of clinics, highly qualified personnel, including world-renowned doctors, specialists trained in the best medical institutions in the world, innovative technologies used in the treatment of various pathologies, the success in curing and improving the quality of life of patients reaches 90-99%. Center "Memorial" is the 1st medical institution in Turkey, where they began to successfully apply:
- methods of capsule endoscopy and endostenting for the diagnosis and treatment of the small intestine;
- IVF procedures using İCSİ (microinjections), success rate of 68%;
- seamless corneal transplant;
- selection of myocardial cells from embryonic stem cells;
- kidney transplantation from a donor with a different blood group (success rate is 90%);
- minimally invasive surgeries using the da Vinci system, AESOP robotic arm, Nano-Knife, Cyber-Knife , Gamma Knife devices, radiofrequency ablation , and other techniques.
It was in Memorial that, for the first time in the world and in Europe, the following were successfully held:
- simultaneous kidney and liver transplantation to a child weighing 7 kg;
- an effective course of treatment for a rare pathology - Ormond's disease, with the help of medical robotic technology;
- heart surgery through a 6 mm mini-incision (heart valve replacement).
"Memorial" is the very first medical center in Turkey, which received JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation - a certificate of the world standard of provided diagnostic and treatment measures, quality of service, technical support of the clinic and staff qualifications. Memorial's own laboratory also became the first holder of the prestigious ISO 15189 certificate.
Diagnostics at the Memorial Center
Diagnostic departments in Memorial clinics provide different types of diagnostic programs:
- Check-Up (Check-Up) is a general comprehensive examination of the body, for the prevention and timely detection of the rudiments of diseases in practically healthy people of different ages and sex.
- An individual diagnostic program for an accurate diagnosis when symptoms of a disease appear.
- A number of screening programs for the early detection of oncological diseases or disorders in the functioning of various organs and systems of the body.
In service with Memorial's diagnosticians:
- clinical / genetic / microbiological laboratories;
- high-precision tomography equipment PET CT - PET CT, MTP, Flash CT, FORCE CT;
- EOS - for 3D visualization of problems in the spine;
- 3-dimensional digital mammography to identify problems in the mammary glands;
- a device with 3D-visualization for taking a biopsy of the prostate;
- digital angiography;
- Endo ultrasound is a device for endoscopic examination of the entire digestive system.
- Endobronchial Ultrasound - for the study of lymph nodes and respiratory tract;
- other special equipment.
The results of screening or a complete diagnostic examination give the patient:
- reliable information about the state of his health with an analysis of the risks of certain diseases;
- preventive recommendations to prevent possible diseases;
- recommendations for a deeper and more detailed examination (if necessary);
- prescribing a specific course of treatment (if necessary).
Modern technologies of treatment in the center "Memorial"
The treatment of all diseases is carried out in a comprehensive manner, using technologies of proven effectiveness, using a multidisciplinary approach. This means that the treatment plan for each patient is developed by a commission of specialized specialists, and the most effective set of treatment measures is selected.
Cancer treatment
Oncology departments use:
- Chemotherapy. It is carried out according to the latest protocols, using the latest anticancer drugs.
- Radiotherapy. SIRT-therapy is used - an innovative technique for irradiating malignant tumors from the inside, as well as interventional radiology using low-traumatic instruments under the control of imaging devices.
- Surgery. Preference is given to minimally invasive, laparoscopic and robotic operations using the da Vinci system.
- Percutaneous tumor removal: radio frequency, ultrasound, microwave, cryo and thermal ablation, "Nano-Knife".
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (Cyberknife and Gammanozh devices).
- Radiation therapy (RapidArc).
- Targeted and immune therapies that destroy cancer cells without harming healthy ones.
- Treatment with genetically engineered monoclonal antibodies.
- Bone marrow and stem cell transplant.
In the pediatric oncology departments of Memorial clinics, the most advanced treatment protocols and medical technologies are used to effectively treat young patients. The 5-year survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer is over 95%.
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases
The cardiology departments successfully carry out therapy and surgical treatment of the cardiovascular system.
- stenting and shunting of the aorta, coronary vessels;
- prosthetics and valve replacement;
- treatment of heart defects;
- therapy of all types of arrhythmias;
- angioplasty;
- the most complicated open heart surgeries.
Mortality and complications during and after surgery are less than 1%. The departments of pediatric cardiac surgery also successfully treat young patients. In 90% of cases, babies after undergoing an operative course of treatment for health reasons no longer differ from their peers.
Treatment and prosthetics of the musculoskeletal system
Treatment of spinal diseases, sports and household injuries is carried out using advanced medical technology, unique tools and techniques that have no analogues in the world. Thanks to this, the orthopedic departments of the Memorial Center successfully solve almost any problem of endoprosthetics or replacement of the knee, shoulder, hip and ankle joints.
Leading traumatologists and orthopedists of the clinics possess modern techniques of complex operations. At the same time, sparing minimally invasive surgical interventions with arthroscopic technologies are used; in the postoperative period, full-fledged rehabilitation is offered with a personalized selection of endoprostheses.
Memorial Center - Patient Orientation
Other departments of the Memorial Center have deservedly a high international reputation:
- gynecology;
- urology;
- ophthalmology;
- ENT;
- psychiatry;
- dermatology;
- reproductive medicine;
- organ transplantation.
You can learn more about them from the coordinating doctors on the Clinics Direct website.
For patients from abroad, a department has been created, whose employees take care of them from the moment they seek help until they return home. Qualified translators meet patients at the airport and accompany them throughout their stay in the hospital, help in communicating with doctors, in resolving questions and wishes. Thanks to this, the treatment process becomes as comfortable and calm as possible, and, therefore, even more effective.
All branches of the center have recreation areas equipped with upholstered furniture and massage chairs, TVs, internet, cafes, a store with essential goods, a bank branch, and playrooms for children. Comfortable conditions have been created for the stay of relatives accompanying patients.
You can get a free consultation on all remaining issues from doctors on the Clinics Direct website by filling out an application or ordering a call back.