Strike for today – Wednesday 29/05/24 8:00 – 13:00 the Association of Hospital Doctors of Attica has announced for the anesthesiologists of the hospital Children’s Aglaia Kyriakoudenouncing the court decision on the basis of which the previous strike of the hospital’s anesthesiologists was declared illegal.

At the same time, according to EINAP – there are 3,000 surgeries on hold in the 2 pediatric hospitals while the operating rooms are understaffed.

According to the announcement of EINAP:

“In the anesthesiology department in question (Paedion Aglaia Kyriakou, the strength of the department from January 2024 has been further reduced by 4 Anesthesiologists (two due to retirement and two resignations, the last of which took place on 16/05/24) resulting in the remaining 7 active doctors.

For the safe operation of the 3 existing rooms and the performance of anesthetic tasks outside the operating room (radiotherapy, diagnostic interventional procedures in the Elpida oncology department,
2 anesthesia clinic) a minimum strength of 11 full-time anesthesiologists is required at the Department.

Claiming the coverage of all vacant organic positions in the anesthesiology department and the denial of illegal overwork and overtime that puts young patients and doctors at risk are fair requests. The attempt of the Minister of Health to assign political incentives to doctors instead of dealing with solving the problems will fall into the void because their supporters will be all hospital doctors, hospital workers, parents.

We hospital doctors are not intimidated! Our priority is our patients and – when they are 3000 surgeries in stand by in the 2 children’s hospitals – we have a duty to fight for the full staffing of the operating rooms!’

In addition, it was announced work stoppage of EINAP on Monday 03/06/24 08:00 – 13:00 and gathering of all hospital doctors at 11:00 at the Children’s hospitals.