Sustainable Approaches to Health Care…

In countries where health care has been perfected, “quality of life” is at a higher level. It is a pleasing development in recent years to see that sustainable approaches to health care are at the forefront in our country.

I am happy to be with you again in my column. First of all, I wish you all health and restful daysafter a hard and heavy winter season and that we are beginning to feel the energy of spring.

I observe that in recent years we have started to use the concept of “quality of life” more and more as a phenomenon that is shaped mainly by the economic situation of the society, environment, education, employment opportunities and health status. It is possible to say that all these issues related to the quality of life especially the environment, are closely related to the right and human oriented architectural approaches. Especially in countries where health services have been perfected, “quality of life” is at a higher level.

It is a pleasing development to see that in recent years sustainable approaches to health care are at the forefront in our country. In particular, the Ministry of Health has made it mandatory to obtain a Leed Certificate for new over 200 bed hospitals by 2013, which is one of the most important and most positive steps taken.

These structures, which are working with intense activity every year where human life is the frontline and do not have the chance to close, should be passed on by being equipped with professional and sustainable approaches from the projecting stage. It is possible to speed up the quality of life and the healing process of the patients. At the same time, the “green building concept” decisions to be taken from the top with respect to hospitals and health centers, which are at the top of energy consumption, are also an important element in terms of saving money throughout the country.

This new generation of healthcare structures, developed by blending many important elements from box-like angular, introspective, colorless architects to medical psychology to medical technology. They add great value to our country with the inclusion of green items and renewable energy resource use in the system.

It is possible to say that one of the best examples that can be given to these new health campuses is the Bilkent Integrated Health Campus Project. The construction of the Bilkent Integrated Campus Project is a Public-Private Partnership, which has been implemented for the first time in Turkey, continues at a rapid pace. The Bilkent Integrated Health Campus, which is prepared to be considered the biggest health campus in Europe, is projected to serve 50 thousand people a day with a total capacity of 3,662 beds.

This mega-hospital , which is under construction by the leading construction companies preferred HYFIX Chemical Waterproofing System. HYFIX does not contain petroleum derivatives, does not harm underground waters is the environmentally friendly.

I wish more and more mega health projects like Bilkent Healt Campus will add value to our country and wish everyone healthy days.