MUŞ - SES Muş Co-chair Zana Tora underlined that the largest reason for the lack of doctors in the center and districts of Muş is the ministry’s employment of contracted doctors by giving additional payment to hospitals for incentive, and said, ‘’The workload is too much. There is an aim as to how to make more profit’’.

 

Problems continue to be experienced in the hospitals in the center of Muş and in many of its districts due to the lack of doctors. Bringing the lack of doctors in Muş to the agenda of the parliament, HDP MPs stated that women go to different districts and provinces for examination because there is no obstetrician in Malazgirt and Bulanık districts. Especially the low number of obstetricians in the city causes women to wait for days for treatment. Instead of a permanent solution to the problems in access to health in the city, hospitals have turned into businesses with the projects prepared by the Ministry of Health to encourage the recruitment of contracted personnel.

 

Stating that Muş State Hospital is one of the hospitals that receives the most money from the Social Security Institution (SGK) in terms of the number of beds and the number of examinations, Health and Social Services Workers’ Trade Union (SES) Muş Branch Co-chair Zana Tora made evaluations on the subject.

 

‘It is impossible for citizens to get an appointment’

 

Emphasizing that the number of doctors in Muş center and its districts is insufficient, Zana Tora stated that the reason for this is the heavy working conditions and the patient population, and said, ‘’Of course, the number of doctors is not enough. First of all, it should be noted that. The number of doctors in Muş will never be enough; The reason is the heavy working conditions and the large patient population. Factors such as the lack of alternatives cause a serious decrease in the number of doctors after appointment’’.

 

‘It is impossible to get an appointment with obstetrics, ophthalmology and dermatology’

 

Pointing out that citizens cannot get an appointment through the appointment system, Zana mentioned that it is almost impossible to get an appointment in the fields of eye and skin, especially in obstetrics and gynecology. Reminding that the current state hospital was opened in Muş in 2013, Zana said, ‘’Previously, there was a separate gynecology and pediatry hospital. And there was the Muş State Hospital. After 2013, these two were combined. It does not carry the burden of Muş, which has a very serious patient potential. In order to take a queue at the Gynecology Polyclinic, names must be written on the papers that were hung the day before. Discussions due to the confusion of appointments turn into dispute. There were also cases of physical violence’’.

 

‘A Ministry-supported policy for an incentive aim’

 

Mentioning that Muş is one of the cities with the highest rate of referrals out of the province, Zana Tora explained the problems experienced as, ‘’The nearest hospital (Training, Research and Faculty Hospitals) is 250-300 km away. Relatives of patients have accommodation problems in the places they go. There is the reality of a city without an economic conditions anyway. When it comes to health, no one thinks. Doctors coming to Muş work on a contract basis. It is a contract made with the hospital. A ministry-supported policy for an incentive aim. Despite their high salary, there are very few people who have finished their 15 months of compulsory service and stay. The workload is too much. There is no aim to reduce the intensity, but how to make more profit. Muş State Hospital is one of the hospitals that receive the highest amount of money from SGK for the number of beds and examinations, and an average of 3000 patients are examined daily’’.