300 million Patient Examinations per year; Evaluation of Emergency and Polyclinic Services of 2nd and 3rd Stage Public Health Facilities in Türkiye Yıllık 300 milyon Hasta Muayenesi; Türkiye’de 2. ve 3.Basamak Kamu Sağlık Tesisleri Acil Servis ve Poliklinik Hizmetlerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Sakarya Medical Journal, cilt.12, sa.3, ss.496-502, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.31832/smj.1128439
- Dergi Adı: Sakarya Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.496-502
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency room, Polyclinic, Public hospitals
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction In our study, the number of patients admitted to and examined in emergency departments and hospital outpatient clinics were examined in Türkiye. The aim is to identify the admission to public hospitals in our country, to examine their changes over the years, and to show the change in emergency and polyclinic services in recent years. Materials and Methods In this study, which is planned as a retrospective descriptive study, data on the number of patients who applied to the 2nd and 3rd level public hospitals outpatient clinics and emergency services in Türkiye between January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2022 were discussed. Results While the population of our country was approximately 79.8 million in 2016, it increased to 84.6 million by the end of 2021. In this process, the number of patients examined in emergency services increased from 92.6 million in 2016 to 129.5 million by the end of 2021. In the same period, the number of examinations in polyclinics decreased from 199.5 million to 136.9 million. Conclusion Along with the positive developments in health services, there has been a serious increase in the demand for health services in recent years, with the increase in accessibility to services. The number of patients examined in the emergency services, which is the area most affected by these demands, and its share in all examination rates have increased greatly over the years.