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PRIVATE TOBB ETU HOSPITAL CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Private TOBB ETU Hospital provides service to its patients with surgery rooms and intensive care units organized for Cardiovascular Surgery at a quality equal to European and American hospitals. Architectural structure of our hospital has an area of 25.000 m2 in total and won the Hospital Architecture Award given by "American Society of Architects" and "Modern Healthcare Journal" in the U.S.A.
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