For the falling part of the ceiling at the “Agios Dimitrios” hospital in Thessaloniki which resulted in a doctor being slightly injured, the hospital management issued a statement indicating that it reserves any legal action against the manufacturing company for “malpractice”.

The administration mentions specifically, about the incident that “yesterday 4/11/2023 part of the false ceiling detached and falling slightly injured a qualified doctor in the leg. The incident has been recorded and the announcement of the occupational accident will follow on the platform of the Labor Inspection Body in accordance with the written provisions”. The announcement emphasizes, among other things, that the “Hospital reserves the right to take any legal action against the manufacturing company for bad workmanship and the relevant actions have already been taken”.

In addition, it is noted that the hospital is housed in a neoclassical building built in 1912 “and therefore its building infrastructure needs constant interventions and upgrades”. In fact, the administration of the hospital points out that as part of the effort for the safety of the citizens and the staff “on Monday 25/9/2023, the work began to restore the tightness of the tiled roof and to replace the false ceiling in the doctors’ dormitories on the second floor of the of the neoclassical building of the GNTH AGIOS DIMITRIOS. The work lasted until 14/10/2023”.

Here is the hospital’s announcement:

In relation to what was mentioned in yesterday’s publications regarding the fall of part of the recently renovated ceiling of the Hospital’s dormitories, the following applies:

The “O AGIOS ΔHMHTPIOS” Hospital is a neoclassical building built in 1912 and therefore its building infrastructure needs continuous interventions and upgrades.

The Administration of the Hospital makes every possible effort in this direction and always with the safety of the citizens and its staff in mind.

In this context, on Monday 9/25/2023, the work began to restore the waterproofness of the ceramic roof and to replace the false ceiling in the doctors’ dormitories on the second floor of the neoclassical building of the AGIOS DIMITRIOS GNTH.

The works lasted until 14/10/2023. Yesterday 4/11/2023 part of the false ceiling detached and falling slightly injured a medical specialist in the leg.

The event has been recorded and the announcement of the occupational accident will follow on the platform of the Labor Inspection Body in accordance with the written provisions.

The Hospital reserves the right to take any legal action against the manufacturing company for poor workmanship and the relevant actions have already been taken. Regarding the restoration of other damages and the upgrading of the dormitories, a call for expressions of interest has already been posted since 2/11/2023, for the remodeling of the spaces in the doctors’ dormitories and in the Hospital’s stairwell.

Realizing the necessity of immediate and long-term interventions in the building infrastructure, the Hospital Administration, in direct cooperation with the Administration of the 3rd Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health, has more than doubled the expenditure on technical projects from its own resources compared to 2019, and at the same time all external procedures funding are proceeding apace.

HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF HEALTH 3rd Ministry of Health (MACEDONIA) GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI “G. GENNIMATAS-AGIOS DIMITRIOS” ORGANIC UNIT “AGIOS DIMITRIOS” Th Thessaloniki: 5-11-2023 As an example, we mention the inclusion of the renovation of the Emergency Department to the Recovery Fund, the supply of medical technology equipment from the NSRF 2021-2027, the installation of a new elevator, the implementation of the Fire Safety study as well as the removal and replacement of asbestos roofs in auxiliary buildings of the hospital with resources from the Recovery Fund.

The administration of the hospital