KADIKÖYŞİFA HOSPITAL – KADIKÖY IS THE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD WINNER OF 2009

KadıköyŞifa Kadıköy Hospital is the first private hospital that is the National Quality Award Winner.

KadıköyŞifa Health Group chose the EFQM (European Foundation of Quality Management) model as their perfection corporate management model and worked intensively in order to create value and diversity for the community.

After its initial studies, KadıköyŞifa Kadıköy Hospital showed proof of their work by gaining the award “Four stars Competency in Excellence” in 2007 as the first private hospital in Turkey. After continually working on the quality area KadıköyŞifa raised the bar by applying to the KalDer National Quality Award in 2009.

By fulfilling all nine criteria of the EFQM Excellence model KadıköyŞifa Kadıköy Hospital became the one and only private hospital in Turkey that received the National Quality Award.

The Presidents General Secretary Mr.Mustafa İsen handed over the “KalDer National Quality Award” to Chairman of the Board of KadıköyŞifa Health Group and General Manager Mrs. Buket Pilavcı on 25th May 2009 at the 10th Public Quality Symposium held at ODTÜ.

Mrs. Buket Pilavcı said that the EFQM model contributed positively to their reputation of corporate respectability and that they would therefore keep their goal to become a role model for health institutions and would continue to be their own rival and raise their bar in terms of quality.