FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE TURKIYE

1. “A global reference in healthcare”

2. ABOUT
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Named after the world-renowned English
nurse Mrs. Florence Nightingale,
the pioneer of the
concepts of nursing
and modern hospitals,
Group Florence Nightingale
carries on and
continuously
improves what the
“Lady with the lamp” had started in
hygiene and patient
care standards.

3. ABOUT
GROUP FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
*Founded in 1989 under the aegis of the Turkish Cardiology Foundation,
*A non profit organization
*First specialty hospital in cardiology in the region
Today GFN offers services with
•4 general hospitals,
•a medical center,
•a teaching hospital and clinical research center
•700 patient beds,
•36 +1 hybrid operating rooms,
•112 ICU beds,
•50 emergency beds
İn affiliation with Istanbul Science University.
One of the largest healthcare groups in Europe and the Middle East.

4. SISLI
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
300 Beds
12 Operating Theatres
63 Intensive Care Unit Beds
10 Emergency Beds
24.125 sqm
To date:
41.000 cardiac surgery
105.000 angiography

5. GAYRETTEPE
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
102 beds
6 Operating Theatres
15 Intensive Care Unit beds
7 Emergency Beds
15.000 sqm.

6. KADIKOY
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
75 beds
4 Operating Theatres
14 Intensive Care Unit beds
6 Emergency Beds
7.000 sqm.

7. GOKTURK
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
10 beds
and
extensive out-patient
facilities

8. ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY
& AVRUPA FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE
4 Operating Theatres
14 Intensive Care Units
2 Emergency Beds
5.382 sqm.

9. Progress of GFN
since 1989
• 1989: 50 beds +50 open heart surgeries
• 1990:100 beds +100 open heart surgeries
• 1995: 200 beds +750 open heart surgeries
• 2000: 288 beds +1.785 open heart surgeries
• 2008: 305 beds +2.261 open heart surgeries
• 2011: 600 beds + 2.520 open heart surgeries
• 2012: 900 beds

10. GFN «FIRSTS»
First ever Cardiac Stent in Turkey(1991)
First ever Robotic Surgery in the region (2004)
First ever Liver Transplantation in the region as a private hospital
(2004)
First ever Stroke Center in the region as a private hospital (2005)
First ever Comprehensive Cancer Center in the region (2007)
Turkey's first and lightest total artificial heart implantation (2011)
First ever Endoscopic Disc Hernia Treatment in the region
First ever Application of Total Disc Prosthesis in the region

11. OUTSTANDING
FACTS & FIGURES
TO DATE:
• + 41,000 Heart Surgeries
• + 105,000 Angiographies and Angioplasties
• + 20,000 Orthopedic Surgeries
• + 570 Robotic Urologic Surgeries
• + 700 Liver Transplantations
• + 200 Kidney Transplantations
EACH YEAR:
• + 8,000 Angiographies
• + 2,000 Invasive Cardiac Interventions
• + 2,000 Heart Surgeries

12. GFN LOCATIONS
IN THE HEART of ISTANBUL
The capital of the capitals.
“If the world was one country, Istanbul
would be the capital”
Napoleon
Group Florence Nightingale Hospitals

13. GFN VISION & MISSION
GFN’s vision is
to become a premier institution in our specialization areas,
to contribute to the development of medical science,
to provide high quality medical service in an academic environment.
GFN’s mission is
to maintain its position as a pioneering, innovative and continuously
improving institution,
to offer reliable, up-to-date and patient-centred healthcare,
to train and educate the staff continuously,
to put patients’ and employees’ welfare first, and
to respect patient rights and the environment.

14. QUALITY POLICY
Total quality management
Valuing patient safety and satisfaction
Increasing the quality of life by offering the best diagnosis and treatment
Patient's full participation in the diagnosis and treatment
Team-work and keeping the corporate spirit alive
Qualified workforce by increasing the knowledge, skills and abilities of
employees and ensuring that they become devoted health professionals
Contributing to the medical science
Acting as a reference hospital that offers diagnosis and treatment services
at international standards.

15. GFN CENTERS of EXCELLENCE
GFN is continuously improving standards in all fields of medical specialization offering
“gold standard” technology and professional levels of care in its Laboratories, Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine Centers and its Intensive care Units. This continuous process of
Best-Practice implementation has given GFN “Center of Excellence” status in the
following specialization Centers:
Organ Transplantation Center
(Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Heart)
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Center
(Urology, Gynaecology, Cardiac and
Thoracic Surgery)
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery Center

16. CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY CENTER
• 22 years of experience,
• Sisli FN Hospital: 41,000 heart surgeries and 105,000 angio /
angioplasty
• Coronary laser and permanent pacemaker applications.
• 35 surgeons
• 2,000 surgeries (mostly on beating heart) annualy
• 8,000 angiography, balloon angioplasty and stent annualy
• 3 procedure rooms at its Invasive Cath Lab
• Average hospital stay: 1 day in ICU and 4-5 days in the ward.
• 0,92 % mortality
• >1000 cases of surgical treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery i.e. Valve repair & replacement,
Coronary artery bypass, Vascular surgery (Endostent application)

17. TRANSPLANTATION CENTER
The largest center in Europe
– for liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation from living donors.
The highest number of transplantations in Europe and Middle East
– Liver > 700
– Kidney >200
A reference center:
– the most complicated cases
GFN Transplantation surgeons have already trained many other colleagues in
Turkey, United Kingdom, Romania, Jordan and India.

18. BONE MARROW
TRANSPLANTATION
One of the most experienced
transplant centers in the world
Access to the latest transplant
research and
techniques.
Thousands of patients with
leukemia, lymphoma,
myelodysplasia, multiple
myeloma and other
blood disorders were treated

19. COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER CENTER
• Individualized therapies according to genetic studies
• IMRT techniques: enables precision and caution on delicate organs under risk.
• Cooperation with the leading cancer centers of the world,
•New York Memorial Sloan Kettering and
•Detroit-Karmanos Cancer Institutes.
•The hospital connects to these centers via satellite or telemedicine systems
to monitor all developments and provide consultation for patients from other
centers when necessary.
• Since 1997
6.000 Oncology patients,
120.000 Radiotherapy sessions and
40.000 Chemotherapy sessions

20. GAMMA KNIFE PERFEXION
• GFNH has a reputation for staying at the forefront of medical technology.
• Our dedication to finding the most up-to-date care for our patients
• Gamma Knife PerfexionTM, the next generation in non-invasive brain surgery.
• GFNH is the first in Turkey that borught Gamma Knife Perfexion system,
• Stereotactic radiosurgery.
• Precisely targets the tumor site
• Reaches tumors easily deep in the brain even in the cervical spine.
• No incisions or general anesthesia.
• Discharge on the same day or the day after
• Cost-effective for patient compared to open surgery.
• FDA approved to treat brain metastases, including multiple lesions
• Can be administered without disrupting chemotherapy
• Minimized health risk

21. ROBOTIC SURGERY CENTER
“Center of Excellence”
GFNH is the first to perform Robotic
Cardiac and Urology Surgical Operations
in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Urology team is the most experienced
in the region with a total number of more
than 500 procedures including operations
for kidney and prostate cancers.
The Urology and Cardiac surgical team is
the official trainers of da Vinci, to train
other surgeons around the world on the
da Vinci robot.
2 da Vinci robotic systems at GFNH are
used to perform various gynecology,
cardiology, urology,and general surgeries

22. ISTANBUL SPINE CENTER
GFN, offers the most modern diagnosis and
treatment modalities focusing on spinal
diseases.
The head of the team is a world renowned
surgeon, Prof. Azmi Hamzaoglu who is
recognized by and in close scientific
cooperation with the Hospital for Special
Surgery in the USA and other celebrated
orthopedic and spine surgery centers in
Europe.
“Center of Excellence”

23. IVF CENTER
PGD & IVF Center “Center of Excellence”
Highly trained and experienced doctors,
Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgical attempts
– ovulation induction
– vaccination,
– classical IVF,
– microinjection (intracytoplasmic sperm
injection/ ICSI),
– other micromanipulation methods (assisted
hatching, defragmentation, blastomer
biopsy),
– epididymal or testicular sperm
aspiration/extraction (PESA, TESA, TESE or
micro TESE).

24. RADIOLOGY & IMAGING CENTER
GFN is committed to effective utilization
of all modern technological advances in
imaging.
365 days a year and 24 hours a day, in
all three hospitals in all subdivisions of
radiology
• 1,5 and 3,0 T MR, Whole Body MRI
• EOS
• Multi Slice CT (2x 64)
• Ultrasonography
• Color Doppler Ultrasonography
• Digital Angiography (DSA)
• Conventional X-Ray
• Digital mammography
• Bone Densitometry (DEXA)

25. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY & IMAGING
CENTER
u “Center of Excellence”
Peripheral stent applications,
Balloon angioplasty,
Intraarterial trombolysis, embolization,
Radiofrequency ablation,
Joint injections, arthrography
Percutaneous biopsies,
Abscess drainage,
Radioactive ablation of tumors.
Breast marking,
Discography, Vertebroplasty
Nerve root and facet joint blockage,
Epidural steroid injection.

26. CENTER for INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
The GFN “Center for International Patients” serves patients from
around the world,
a one-stop-shop from their initial inquiry, right through their entire
stay at the hospital,
and to their follow-up care at home – all in a language they can
understand.
Multilingual consultants provide direct assistance to patients and
their families
Personalized Medical and Concierge Services according to the
needs and expectations
International Patient Relations Specialists respond to every patient
inquiry within 24 hours after evaluating the initial medical reports
of the patients with the appropriate physicians and experts.

27. CENTER for INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
One-to-one assistance to GFN patients and their
families through;
•Scheduling appointments
•Airport pick-ups / transfers
•Guidance through the admission process
•Travel and accommodation arrangements
•Interpreter services
•Air and ground ambulance services
•Financial transactions
•Discharge process and follow-up care

28. CENTER for
MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
in collaboration with Huston Methodist
•Education and Training for Robotic Surgery
in Urology, Cardiac Surgery and General Surgery.
•Spine Center
Training on fresh cadavers.
•Education for Laparoscopic Surgery
Single port

29. ISTANBUL BILIM UNIVERSITY
• Established by the Turkish Cardiology Foundation
on 28 March 2006.
• Our aim is to provide all opportunities for the education
of young people,
– international students
– medical specialists,
– post-graduate students
• We are proud to serve international students and health
professionals who may then better advance their own
careers as well as the development of the health
services in their own countries.

30. WHY GFN?
• Comprehensive Healthcare
• Center Of Excellences
• Professional Management
• Patient Satisfaction (92%)
• Expertise (Know-how of 23 years)

31. WHY GFN?
• From the beginning of its journey in 1989, Group Florence
Nightingale has always pioneered “Firsts” and challenged the
competition by achieving things that others could not realize. The
“Center of Excellence” concept has been our focus in providing
sophisticated healthcare services.
1st robotic surgery
1st stent operation
1st liver transplantation
1st endoscopic Disc Hernia Treatment
1st application of Total Disc Prosthesis
1st satellite medical center

32. WHY GFN?
• Istanbul Bilim University in 1998
The accumulated expertise of many years was crowned with the
establishment of the first health university in Turkey in 1998 enabling
the group to start to constitute its own medical sciences know-how.
• Nursing School, School of Health and Health Services Vocational
School provide graduate and postgraduate education for healthcare
staff in line with our corporate values.
• Medical Education and Training Center
Committed to education, GFN additionally run a Medical Education
and Training Center in the new hospital complex that will serve the
international arena. This CME Center is primarily intended to serve
robotic and laparoscopic surgery and spinal surgery needs, in
partnership with Medtronic, Spinemark, Intuitive and Ethicon.

33. WHY GFN?
• Affiliations with outstanding US centers:
•Karmanos,
•Memorial Sloan Kettering Comprehensive Cancer Center,
•Cornell,
•Columbia,
•Wayne,
•Baylor Medical Schools,
•Hospital for Special Surgery,
•New York Presbyterian Hospital and
•Methodist Hospital
•
These affiliations and cooperations strengthen our practice by
broadening our perspective and vision as well as contributing to
the bilateral exchange of expertise.

34. WHY GFN?
As Group Florence Nightingale we are committed to:
• Give the best possible treatment to our patients
JCI rating of 99.6 points
• Be the leader of the Turkish Healthcare System
• Educate and Train Doctors, Nurses, Healthcare Technicians and
all other staff to the highest standards
• Strive to be amongst the most renowned and celebrated medical
institutions in Europe and the World