Returning to the earthquake area and examining the studies, Mayor Büyükakın stated that the Kocaeli Metropolitan Hospital in Hatay, which will serve 250 thousand people a year, will be opened on Monday.
Kocaeli Metropolitan Hospital, built by Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality in Hatay, has come to an end. Speaking to the national press, President Tahir Büyükakın announced that the hospital work has largely been completed and will start operating on Monday.
PRESIDENT BÜYÜKAKIN RETURNED TO HATAY
After the earthquake that occurred on February 6, Kocaeli Metropolitan Mayor Tahir Büyükakın, who was appointed to Defne district of Hatay, returned to Defne again after his work in Kocaeli. Examining the works carried out by the Metropolitan in the region, Mayor Büyükakın said that the Metropolitan Hospital will start operating as of Monday, March 6th.
TO SERVE 250 THOUSAND PEOPLE A YEAR
Answering the questions of the members of the media, Mayor Büyükakın emphasized that one of the biggest needs of Hatay is the hospital and said, “It was extremely important that the hospital was prepared and put into service. After the earthquake, we immediately started the construction of the hospital. We brought it to completion in a short time. Hopefully, as of Monday, our hospital will start to serve. We plan to serve 250,000 people a year,” he said.
“WE WORK IN COORDINARY WITH OUR DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES”
Mayor Büyükakın, who participated in the field work with the district mayors in Kocaeli, said, “Whatever is in a hospital in the Metropolitan Hospital, it will be. The medical equipment and doctor needs of our hospital, which has a closed area of 2000 square meters, will be met by our Ministry of Health. We also prepare containers for our doctors and their families. On the other hand, 8 district municipalities of Kocaeli also serve here. We work in a coordinated way. With our 420 staff, we continue to work in both the metropolitan hospital, the container city and the tent city.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
