{"id":5662,"date":"2026-08-22T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T07:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/hospitals\/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%81%d9%89-%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a3%d9%86%d9%82%d8%b1%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T17:05:31","slug":"memorial-ankara-hospital","status":"publish","type":"hospitals","link":"https:\/\/tabeebakhealthcare.com\/en\/hospitals\/memorial-ankara-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Ankara Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a patient considers treatment within the Memorial Group<\/strong>, Istanbul should not automatically be the first choice. In Turkey\u2019s capital, Memorial Ankara Hospital<\/strong> brings together multiple diagnostic and treatment specialties, with particularly prominent services in oncology, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, bone marrow transplantation, IVF, neurosurgery, and orthopedics.<\/p>\n

The important question is not the branch name itself, but a more practical one: Are the doctor and medical service you need available in Ankara, or would your case benefit more from another hospital within the Memorial network?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In many cases, this question can begin to be answered before traveling by reviewing medical reports and imaging studies and identifying the appropriate specialty.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Can Your Condition Be Treated in Ankara Instead of Traveling to Istanbul?<\/h2>\n

Yes, in many cases, provided that the required physician and medical service are available at the Ankara branch.<\/p>\n

Memorial highlights cardiovascular surgery, interventional cardiology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, bone marrow transplantation, IVF, orthopedics, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology among the prominent specialties at Memorial Ankara Hospital<\/strong>, alongside other departments that work through a multidisciplinary approach.<\/p>\n

For this reason, Ankara may be a practical choice for a patient who needs cancer treatment, cardiac evaluation, IVF, or bone marrow transplantation, especially when the required physician works at this branch.<\/p>\n

However, proximity to the city or ease of travel is not enough on its own. If the required procedure or the physician most relevant to the case is located at \u015ei\u015fli, Ata\u015fehir, or another Memorial branch, changing branches may be more reasonable than insisting on Ankara.<\/p>\n

This is an important principle when choosing a hospital: the branch should be selected after identifying the needs of the medical case, not the other way around.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memorial Ankara in Numbers<\/h2>\n

Memorial Ankara Hospital is located in \u00c7ankaya, Ankara<\/strong>, and is the tenth hospital within the Memorial Group. The current official Turkish page lists the following figures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Information<\/th>\nCurrent Data<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Indoor Area<\/td>\n42,000 m\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Beds<\/td>\n169 beds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intensive Care Beds<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating Rooms<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outpatient Clinics<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Position Within the Group<\/td>\nMemorial\u2019s 10th hospital<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
City<\/td>\nAnkara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
District<\/td>\n\u00c7ankaya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

These figures provide an overview of the facility\u2019s size, but they are not sufficient on their own to determine whether it is the right choice. For the patient, the more important factor is whether the required consultation, imaging, laboratory tests, treatment, surgery, and follow-up<\/strong> can be coordinated within a single pathway.<\/p>\n

Which Medical Services May Make Patients Consider Traveling to Memorial Ankara?<\/h2>\n

It is not useful to present dozens of departments as though they are equally relevant. Some centers are more directly connected to the decision to travel for treatment from another city or country.<\/p>\n

Cancer Treatment and Oncology<\/h3>\n

Memorial Ankara Hospital<\/strong> includes an oncology center that brings together several specialties involved in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Memorial describes the center as operating through a multidisciplinary approach, with medical oncology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and surgery integrated within the care pathway.<\/p>\n

This is important because a cancer patient usually needs more than simply an \u201concologist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The case may begin with a biopsy report, followed by pathology review, imaging, and staging. The treatment decision may then involve surgery<\/a>, systemic therapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these treatments.<\/p>\n

A potential pathway may be:<\/p>\n

Pathology \u2192 Imaging and Staging \u2192 Tumor Board \u2192 Treatment Selection \u2192 Response Follow-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Does a Tumor Board Mean?<\/h3>\n

Instead of each specialty determining its plan separately, cases that require more than one field can be discussed jointly by the relevant physicians.<\/p>\n

Memorial states that surgical decisions at the Oncology Center of Memorial Ankara Hospital<\/strong> are discussed within the tumor board, taking into consideration the patient\u2019s medical, psychological, and personal factors when establishing the treatment plan.<\/p>\n

This approach can become important when several reasonable options exist, such as:<\/p>\n