4 - 5 June 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.This is the first time the conference will be held in Turkey. With all the exciting developments happening, this event promises to be an exciting gathering for both public and private participants from Turkey and abroad. HIMSS is currently collecting data from all 820 public hospitals in Turkey and will provide an overview from the data collection at the conference.
According to Turkey's Ministry of Health, more than 95,000 new hospital beds are required by 2023. At present the Ministry of Health program covers approximately 36 to 40 health campuses with a total bed capacity of 30.000 including 12 physical therapy and rehabilitation hospitals, 8 psychiatric hospitals and the estimated time frame for almost 36-40 healths Project is 5-8 years with total investment in excess of USD 14 billion.
This is only a small part of total investment program of Republic of Turkey. The total estimated investment requirement in infrastructure will be more than more than USD63bn by 2024.
Turkey's total healthcare spending in 2014 is forecast at US$ 63 billion.
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey (MoH) has launched a Public Private Partnership program to create the most modern and efficient healthcare infrastructure in Turkey. Under the new law on public-private partnerships the state will rent city hospitals built and run by the private sector for 25 years.
This is the first time the Turkish Ministry of Health and HIMSS Europe are co-hosting an event.
The Conference will consist of two days with:
- One educational track
- An exhibition floor
- Onsite matchmaking with translation services provided
- Networking events
For further information, please visit:
www.himssturkey.org
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