TERK EDİLMİŞ HASTANEYE GİTTİM - BALLIDAĞ SANATORYUMU

I would appreciate your support so my channel can develop and grow. Contact: [email protected] Instagram: hasannnada BALLIDAĞ CHEST DISEASES HOSPITAL The Heybeliada Sanatorium in Istanbul opened with 16 beds. When it failed to provide adequate service over time, the Süreyyapaşa Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Hospital was opened as a second sanatorium. As the hospital's workload increased (apparently, tuberculosis was quite common back then), the need to open a new sanatorium arose to alleviate the burden. In the search for a suitable location, Ballıdağ in Daday, a pristine, clean-aired, oxygen-rich forest paradise, came to mind. (According to one legend, during an aerial survey by helicopter in the early 1950s, then-Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and Swiss experts spotted Ballıdağ and, admiring the area, decided to establish a sanatorium.) After this landfall, assistance was sought from Swiss experts, who were quite advanced in sanatoriums. After the decision was made for Ballıdağ, a 300- or 350-bed sanatorium was built in 1954, modeled after Swiss hospital architecture. The hospital building and its annexes, built within a fifty-three-thousand-acre forest sea without disturbing the surrounding environment, became a source of healing for iron and steelworkers from all over the country (Urfa, Mardin, Diyarbakır, İskenderun) suffering from tuberculosis and other chest diseases. Our esteemed poet and author, the Father of Chaos, Rıfat Ilgaz, also received three months of treatment there. The sanatorium's most active period was between 1970 and 1980. Approximately 150 staff worked in shifts. Since sanatoriums, tuberculosis dispensaries, or related hospital departments were not yet widespread at that time, all patients were directed to Heybeliada, Süreyyapaşa, or Ballıdağ. Pulmonologist Prof. Dr. Ahmet Rasim Küçükusta, whom we often see on television, also has some memories of Ballıdağ: In 1985, he completed his compulsory service in Ballıdağ. At that time, it was an SSK hospital, and the chief physician was Erol Subaşı. He lived in the dormitory next door. He remembers Rıfat Ilgaz examining his X-rays while he was in bed. So, when he couldn't get adequate treatment on Heybeliada, they transferred him to Ballıdağ. Ballıdağ was quite famous in those days, because why would they send him here when Süreyyepaşa was still standing? The only answer, of course, was that Ballıdağ was a unique oxygen reservoir. Küçükusta devoted himself entirely to his patients here and published his findings, preparing for his associate professorship. Ballıdağ was a deprived area far from the city center and difficult to access. He stayed here for two years, but he always wanted to transfer to Istanbul as soon as possible. During his time at the hospital, the number of patients was around 100, sometimes 40 or 50. He also witnessed days when the hospital was short of doctors and patients. Ultimately, he was transferred to Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul. Regarding the hospital's future, there were suggestions for a boarding school or a recreational facility. As an expert, even he believed the building could never be reinstated as a hospital. Küçükusta emphasized a fact here: the doctors and other staff members viewed the place as a deprived area. The distance from the city center, the difficulty of transportation, the limited availability of other amenities to make life easier, etc. Indeed, news reports indicate that the doctors who arrived were quickly transferred elsewhere. In fact, the hospital's construction philosophy was excellent, akin to the Swiss model. Everything was considered to ensure a comfortable life for all staff. Playgrounds, walking paths, gyms, and, hold on tight, even a theater were built for their enjoyment. In other words, Daday was a perfect living center at the time. Naturally, such a center would have a positive impact on the socio-economic life of the district. However, with the 1980 coup, everything began to decline, as it did in other areas. Ballıdağ was, of course, negatively affected. Until this year, sanatoriums had been a major focus of the country's fight against tuberculosis, and all expenses were covered by the state. However, after the coup, support for Ballıdağ and other sanatoriums gradually withdrew, and difficulties arose. Material and staff shortages arose. The sanatoriums were then transferred to state hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health, and the difficulties increased. With the subsequent opening of relevant departments in state hospitals, the number of patients gradually decreased and eventually reached zero. Source: Click this link for more: http://www.sadikerik.com/prof-dr-sadi...