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Parmi les réalisations de la clinique figurent les taux de réussite : 99,9 % pour la discectomie, 99,9 % pour l'ablation de tumeurs cérébrales, 99,9 % pour la chirurgie de stimulation cérébrale profonde (DBS), 99,9 % pour la chirurgie de stimulation cérébrale profonde (DBS), 99,9 % pour l'ablation de tumeurs cérébrales.
Situé à Sincan, Ankara, le centre universitaire de recherche et d'application en santé Lokman Hekim fournit des soins de santé exemplaires depuis 2008. S'étendant sur 17 500 mètres carrés sur huit étages, il est devenu un hôpital universitaire en 2020, améliorant ses soins médicaux, son enseignement et sa recherche. Il offre des services complets, équipé de six blocs opératoires, d'un héliport, de 82 lits de soins intensifs et de 134 lits d'hospitalisation. L'hôpital universitaire Lokman Hekim d'Ankara dessert aussi bien les adultes que les enfants. Les patients des Balkans, d'Afrique et des États de la Ligue arabe visitent le plus souvent la clinique.
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