Firat University Hospital Builds Boundless Digital Backbone to Support Healthcare Operations

A 20-Year Partnership Driving Seamless Healthcare Infrastructure and Future-Ready Innovation

At Türkiye’s Firat University Hospital, every second in the care process counts. That’s why a resilient and intelligent network is essential. With over 20,000 active nodes supporting critical systems — from MRI imaging to patient records — the hospital relies on Extreme Networks to ensure resilient, round-the-clock operations. As Associate Professor Ayhan Akval, IT Coordinator for the hospital, explains, “Hospitals are 24/7 institutions, so their systems need to operate seamlessly, 24/7.”

Extreme’s Site Engine and analytics tools have transformed how Firat manages its infrastructure. From a single centralized dashboard, the IT team can monitor connections, detect anomalies, and optimize performance—making complex operations simple and scalable. This has been especially vital given staffing challenges and the need for rapid, reliable results.

“The entire hospital infrastructure is integrated with each other,” said Akval. “This integration means that all digital data records, from patient blood samples to MRI images, are managed through one central system. That’s why this is so critically important to us.”

Now two decades into its partnership with Extreme Networks, Firat is again making Extreme the foundation of its latest expansion project.

“I can’t even recall a single problem we’ve encountered in these past twenty years,” said Akval of his history working with Extreme. “Whenever we need to make changes to our technological infrastructure or our thinking, we receive a very rapid response from a strong technical team.”

Watch as Firat sets out building a new hospital from the ground up, with a state-of-the-art infrastructure including IPT, CCTV, fire safety, nurse monitoring, and more.