As it is the case in the education sector, there are significant developments in the health sector in Hatay as well. Numbers of hospitals and beds, as of 20121 are as follows:
|
Number of Hospital (Private) |
Number of Hospital Beds |
Number of Persons Per Hospital Bed |
|
Hatay |
12 |
10 |
2,687 |
560 |
Source:TÜİK, 2012
hospitals. However, hospital investments are quite insufficient, when compared to its population. While there are 250 hospital beds per one hundred thousand persons on average in Turkey, this number is 181 in Hatay. Hatay ranks 70th in the mentioned indicator.
There are 937 specialists, 721 general practitioners and 359 dentists in terms of health personnel in the province. There are 1.583 persons per specialist. Hatay ranks 46th in the mentioned indicator in Turkey.
As current indicators demonstrate, Hatay seems to be a potential market for persons, who want to make an investment in the health sector, especially as a hospital, in terms of population and demand in the sector.