The Acıbadem Healthcare Group (Turkish: Acıbadem Sağlık Grubu) is a Turkish healthcare institution, operating with 24,842 employees as of 2023. It comprises 21 hospitals and 16 medical centers. The group consists of a network of general hospitals, medical centers, outpatient clinics, an ophthalmology center and various laboratories.
Besides its partnership with Istanbul International Hospital and International Etiler Outpatient Clinic, Acıbadem has hospitals in Eskişehir, Amsterdam, Bodrum, Maslak and Beşiktaş. The group also operates the Acıbadem Bahçeşehir Clinic in Başakşehir.[1] It was founded in 1992 by Mehmet Ali Aydınlar and Armağan Özel, the latter having left the group in 2007. Aydınlar is still the CEO of the group. The largest shareholder of Acıbadem is IHH Healthcare.[2][3] It operates in 5 different countries, one of them being Uganda.[4]
Public offering
Acıbadem offered its shares in a public offering in 2000 and put the funds received towards new investments to increase its capacity. Today, Acıbadem is the only healthcare institution whose shares are traded on the Borsa Istanbul (BIST).
Services
Language interpretation
Acıbadem Hospitals Group provides interpretation services, including accompanying appointments and translating patient education materials. Interpretation services provided in the following languages:
English, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Russian.
Advanced technology and information systems network
Acıbadem maintains a communications network between the Hospital Information Communication System, in which all the medical records of patients are stored in Acıbadem Hospitals. Within or between the hospitals, Acıbadem employs an advanced Visual Transfer System.
Genetic diagnosis center
The Genetic Diagnosis Center offers genetic services.
Joint Commission International (JCI) is an independent, international organization which determines the quality standards for healthcare. All institutions of the Acıbadem Healthcare Group have qualified to receive JCI accreditation.
Activities
Acıbadem organizes weekly and monthly scientific seminars and conferences with in-company and guest speakers. It offers a variety of community outreach programs such as health screenings, first aid courses, and healthcare talk shows.
Under the framework of a cooperation agreement with the Siemens Medical Center, Acıbadem Hospital Kozyatağı has acquired three Tesla Intraoperative MR Equipment in its surgery room.