Experiences of A University Hospital During The COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

New Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) was identified on January 13, 2020, as a result of first researches conducted in patients who developed similar respiratory symptoms in Wuhan Province, China at the end of December 2019. After the diagnosis of the first case on March 10, 2020 in Turkey, 'COVID-19 Action Plan' was prepared to inform all employees to act in coordination and to define their duties and responsibilities. Although the hospitals function mainly on treatment in the epidemic, screening and preventive measures have to gain momentum during the epidemic process, especially for the staff. For this reason, sharing the occupational health and safety policies carried out in hospitals, will contribute the upcoming period. The aim of this paper is to report the efforts to protect the health of both hospital staff and patients during the Covid-19 pandemic in a tertiary hospital. We think that this will set an example for different pandemic processes that may be experienced in future.