An unexpected incident occurred on Tuesday morning at the Cardiology Clinic of Heraklion University General Hospital (PAGNI), when a department of suspended ceilings collapsed in a hospital ward, slightly injuring a patient.

According to the hospital in its announcement, at about 03:30 am, in the 50 Cardiology Clinic, a water leak was found and a retreat of gypsum suspended ceiling. A piece fell on the patient’s bed, causing him small scratches in the frontal country.

The hospital’s technical service was immediately mobilized and found that the leak came from toilet toilet to the top floor, the same statement said.

According to the hospital, the patient is in a good clinical condition, but for preventive reasons he underwent brain computed tomography, which did not show pathological findings.

In detail the announcement of PAGNI:

About 03:30 am On 09/09/25, in the Chamber 50 of the Cardiology Clinic, a water leak was found and a retreat of gypsum suspended ceiling, where a piece of it fell into the patient’s bed, which fortunately caused him small scratches in the frontal country.

The technical service of our Hospital was immediately activated, which found that the leak came from a toilet toilet of the upper floor and the damage was immediately restored. The patient was examined by on -call doctors, was in a good clinical condition but also for preventive reasons he was also undergoing a CT brain without any pathological finding.