Why plan ahead at the holiday home?
Many holiday-home owners are retired and have chronic conditions, while their doctor and hospital are usually in Istanbul. Thinking through how you would reach hospital makes things easier when a check-up, fall or medication change comes up.
Bring with you
Copies of the latest discharge summary and results, a medication list and enough medicine for the summer, your doctor’s and hospital’s numbers, insurance details and any mobility aid.
Describing the estate
There are hundreds of estates with similar names. Give the full name and quarter, the turn-off from the main road, the block or villa number, send a WhatsApp location and tell security.
Traffic
On summer weekends coastal roads jam: Friday evening inbound from Istanbul, Sunday afternoon and evening outbound. For an Istanbul appointment choose a weekday, a midday slot and an early start, and avoid the first and last days of public holidays.
Local details: Şarköy, Marmaraereğlisi and Tekirdağ – Istanbul patient transfer.