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Purpose: In this study it is aimed to assess relative efficiency of all public hospitals operating in İzmir province. In this context, it is aimed to measure efficiency of decision making units in prospect of constant return to scale and variable return to scale, calculate to scale efficiency, determine to improvements for bring inefficient units to the efficient level. It is also aimed to determine the ranking of effective decision-making units within themselves through the calculated super efficiency scores. Design/Methodology: By using the Dea-Solver package program, efficiency scores of the hospitals were calculated by using the input and output variables for the years 2014-2015-2016 and the trend over the years was examined with using Dea-Solver package programme. Analyzes were carried out separately with the input-oriented approach under the assumption of constant return and variable return to scale. Findings: As a result of the analyzes conducted, the number of the scale efficient hospitals is found to be 8 in 2014, 10 in 2015 and 6 in 2016, with effective results on the assumption of constant return to scale and variable return to scale. The average efficiency scores of public hospitals operating in İzmir province increased from 2014 to 2015, but it is decreased in 2016 compared to the previous year. Limitations: The fact that the sample consists of students who are only in Gaziantep and the use of three variables as a brand component are the limitations of the study. Originality/Value: Although the use of data envelopment analysis in evaluating the efficiency of health institutions has become widespread in recent years, the inclusion of all public hospitals in İzmir province provides an efficiency measure at the provincial level in this study. The findings of the study are expected to contribute to public health managers in their strategic plans and programs.

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