The Libyan Turkish Hospital officially opened in Misrata today. The hospital is owned by the Karanfil Group headed by Murtada Karanfil, chairperson of the (Turkish) Foreign Economic Relations Board’s (DEIK) Turkey-Libya Business Council and president of the Istanbul-based Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD).

The footprint of the hospital building covers 5,200 square metres with 120 beds. There are 15 doctors and 85 nurses and medical professionals serving 13 different speciality clinics and four operating rooms. The hospital plans to operate 24/7.

A source close to Murtada Karanfil told Libya Herald that it is the first Libyan Turkish hospital in Libya, but not the last. The hospital will be fully equipped from Turkey and with a full complement of Turkish staff. This would be unprecedented in Libya as no other hospital is fully operated by a foreign cadre.