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Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital: booking, waiting time and prices for international patients
Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital is a private hospital in Istanbul with a service for patients from abroad: center for International Patients (CIP) with its own English site florencehealthcare.international: medical-record review by physicians, free medical second opinion, itemised cost estimate, interpreters, free airport/hotel/hospital transfers, accommodation assistance, visa help, WhatsApp +90 549 712 60 60, phone +44 207 637 77 89, email apply@florence.com.tr (provider's wording; CIP says it charges no fees). It says it is JCI accredited.
- Type
- Private
- Accreditation
- JCI (Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital) (its own claim)
- Known for
- Transplant, Cancer care, Orthopaedics, Imaging, Fertility, Eyes and Check-ups
- Booking time
- Not published; replies “usually within 48 hours, in your language, with no obligation”
- Languages
- English
How soon it can see you, against the wait at home
Each line is Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital's own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital does not publish how soon it can book you; it does say how fast it replies.
How fast it answers an enquiry
- Second opinion with itemised cost estimate: “usually within 48 hours, in your language, with no obligation” Source
- Reply from international coordinators: “International coordinators reply 7 days a week, usually within a few hours.” Source
- Urgent inquiries: “In critical or urgent cases, the CIP team ensures immediate, privileged medical second opinion and appointment procedures that guarantee instant attention, with all inquiries being responded to within 24 hours.” Source
Results and time on site
| Treatment here | Wait in UK | Wait in Canada | Wait in Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI scan | 22.0% waiting over 6 weeks | Median 59 days; 1 in 10 waited over 206 days | No figure |
| Cataract surgery | 72.2% within 18 weeks (all eye care) | Median 66 days; 1 in 10 waited over 222 days | About 42% waiting over 6 months (all eye surgery) |
| Hip replacement | 61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics) | Median 120 days; 1 in 10 waited over 321 days | About 35% waiting over 6 months (all orthopaedic surgery) |
| Knee replacement | 61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics) | Median 146 days; 1 in 10 waited over 361 days | About 35% waiting over 6 months (all orthopaedic surgery) |
What Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital is known for
- Transplant. Organ transplant centre; first heart transplantation in Türkiye as a private hospital (2010) and first private liver transplant (2003), per timeline Source
- Cancer care. Cancer centre, robotic surgery centre Source
- Orthopaedics. Spine Center & Orthopedics incl. hip and knee replacement topics Source
- Imaging. 3 Tesla whole-body MRI; first PET-MRI in a private hospital in Türkiye (2015) Source
- Fertility. Tüp Bebek IVF centre Source
- Eyes. Eye Diseases & Laser Center incl. cataract surgery Source
- Check-ups. Silver, Gold, Platinum check-up packages with published USD prices Source
Size and track record, in its own words
- Group established 1989; 'More than 300,000 patients are treated every year'; 804 beds, 40 operating rooms, 141 ICU beds (provider's own claim, whole group) Source
- Center for International Patients 'exclusively serves patients from all around the world'; group says it is the first in Türkiye surveyed to JCI 8th Edition Source
How to book as a foreign patient
Choose a check-up package or send medical reports; contact via the international patient form, email, phone or WhatsApp; coordinators review your history and send a personalised, 'transparent, all-inclusive quote'; they help with airport transfer and accommodation; tests are 'often' completed within a single day; the English report arrives through a secure online portal. International patients page
Treatments and published prices
It offers health check-ups, MRI scans, IVF cycles, cataract operations, hip replacements, knee replacements and cancer screening packages. Compare every provider in Turkey: health check-up in Turkey, ivf in Turkey, cataract surgery in Turkey, hip replacement in Turkey, knee replacement in Turkey, cancer screening in Turkey.
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $540about £404 · €482 · C$756 | Silver check-up, Men (Under 40)1 consultation · 5 imaging & tests · 16 lab tests; panel: Internal Medicine consultation, total abdominal ultrasound, chest X-ray, pulmonary function test, echocardiography, ECG plus 16 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $600about £449 · €536 · C$840 | Silver check-up, Men (Over 40)1 consultation · 6 imaging & tests · 19 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $540about £404 · €482 · C$756 | Silver check-up, Women (Under 40)1 consultation · 5 imaging & tests · 15 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $600about £449 · €536 · C$840 | Silver check-up, Women (Over 40)1 consultation · 6 imaging & tests · 15 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $840about £628 · €750 · C$1,180 | Silver check-up, Women (Over 50)1 consultation · 7 imaging & tests · 16 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $660about £494 · €590 · C$924 | Gold check-up, Men (Under 40)2 consultations · 5 imaging & tests · 20 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,080about £808 · €965 · C$1,510 | Gold check-up, Men (Over 40)4 consultations · 6 imaging & tests · 23 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $840about £628 · €750 · C$1,180 | Gold check-up, Women (Under 40)2 consultations · 6 imaging & tests · 19 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,200about £898 · €1,070 · C$1,680 | Gold check-up, Women (Over 40)3 consultations · 8 imaging & tests · 20 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,380about £1,030 · €1,230 · C$1,930 | Gold check-up, Women (Over 50)4 consultations · 9 imaging & tests · 23 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,200about £898 · €1,070 · C$1,680 | Platinum check-up, Men (Under 40)4 consultations · 6 imaging & tests · 26 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,620about £1,210 · €1,450 · C$2,270 | Platinum check-up, Men (Over 40)5 consultations · 8 imaging & tests · 29 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,260about £943 · €1,130 · C$1,760 | Platinum check-up, Women (Under 40)3 consultations · 6 imaging & tests · 37 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,680about £1,260 · €1,500 · C$2,350 | Platinum check-up, Women (Over 40)6 consultations · 10 imaging & tests · 42 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
| Istanbul Florence Nightingale HospitalIstanbul | $1,860about £1,390 · €1,660 · C$2,600 | Platinum check-up, Women (Over 50)6 consultations · 10 imaging & tests · 42 lab tests. Whether endoscopy/colonoscopy is included: not stated. 'published starting points'; exact panel and final price confirmed before booking. | Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospitalread 27 October 2026 |
Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.
Before you book. Only check-up packages carry a published price; surgeries are quoted case by case. Prices are 'published starting points' in USD; exact tests and final price are confirmed before booking, and each tier comes in versions by age and sex. The international site says the CIP serves mainly the Middle East & Gulf, North Africa, Central Asia, Balkans and Eastern Europe; UK/US/Canada/Ireland patients are not specifically mentioned. Main site and international site give different JCI start years (2004 vs 2013); treat the year as unverified. 'Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital' is the JCI-named hospital; the group has three other hospitals.
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Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad.
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital: questions
How do I book Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital as a foreign patient?
Choose a check-up package or send medical reports; contact via the international patient form, email, phone or WhatsApp; coordinators review your history and send a personalised, 'transparent, all-inclusive quote'; they help with airport transfer and accommodation; tests are 'often' completed within a single day; the English report arrives through a secure online portal.
How long is the wait at Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital?
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital does not publish how soon it can book you, but it says it replies to enquiries “usually within 48 hours, in your language, with no obligation”. Ask the international office for a treatment date in writing before you book flights.
Is Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital accredited?
JCI (Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital): the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list (since 2004 on the main-site timeline (fl/international-patients); the international site says 'continuously JCI-accredited since 2013', current cycle 2025-2028).
What is Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital known for?
Transplant: Organ transplant centre; first heart transplantation in Türkiye as a private hospital (2010) and first private liver transplant (2003), per timeline Cancer care: Cancer centre, robotic surgery centre Orthopaedics: Spine Center & Orthopedics incl. hip and knee replacement topics Imaging: 3 Tesla whole-body MRI; first PET-MRI in a private hospital in Türkiye (2015) Fertility: Tüp Bebek IVF centre Eyes: Eye Diseases & Laser Center incl. cataract surgery Check-ups: Silver, Gold, Platinum check-up packages with published USD prices
Does Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital publish prices?
Yes, for health check-ups. Each price on this page is copied from its own site with the date we read it.
Sources
- International patients. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Accreditation. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- About the hospital. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Appointments for international patients. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Appointments for international patients. Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.