Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To formate a database by documenting patients that are examined in Süleyman Demirel Medical School Based Health Center; to minimize dispatching ratios by detecting the preventive factors and avoid from the loss of productive effort are the main aims of the study.

METHODS

Suleyman Demirel University School Based Health Center data were evaluated for 2007 year summer term; 3737 patients that come to polyclinic were taken account. Study was performed from patient records retrospectively.

RESULTS

Of the total 3737 patients; 54.20% (n: 2026) were male and 45.80% (n: 1711) were female. Dispatching ratio to other specialities for these 4 months was 67.40%. For Faculty of Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine had the highest disparching ratio by 380 patients (15.06%). Dispatching ratio to emergency service was between 6.03% and 10.2%. University personel was the biggest group that take health care from the polyclinic.

CONCLUSION

It can be said that school based health centers help third step centers by their selective and useful duty. It is clear that this situation decrease the cost of health care utilities. At the same time; these places constitutes a guaranty for students who have no social

insurance.