The response of the administration of the “Agios Dimitrios” hospital to the falling part of the ceiling that injured a doctor

A section of the ceiling at the “Agios Dimitrios” hospital in Thessaloniki collapsed, injuring a specialist doctor. For the incident that happened on Saturday (04.11.2023), the management of the hospital was officially appointed on Sunday, November 5.

The administration of the “Agios Dimitrios” hospital in Thessaloniki issued a statement, on the occasion of the publications concerning the incident of the injury of the specialist doctor, caused by a piece of the ceiling falling on the doctors’ dormitories.

In the press release released to the public, “the hospital reserves the right to take any legal action against the manufacturing company for malpractice and the relevant actions have already been taken.”

The announcement of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki “G. GENNIMATAS – SAINT DEMETRIOS”-ORGANIC UNIT “SAINT DEMETRIOS”:

Regarding the reports mentioned in yesterday’s (s.s. 04.11.2023) 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 to
in this direction and always with the safety of the citizens and its staff in mind. In this context, on Monday 25/9/2023, the works began to restore the tightness of the tiled roof and to replace the false ceiling in the dormitories of
of doctors on the second floor of the neoclassical building of the GNTH AGIOS DIMITRIOS. 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 its announcement will follow
of an occupational accident 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 the other damages and the upgrading of the dormitories, as of 2/11/2023 a call for expressions of interest has been posted 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.

As an example, we mention the inclusion of the renovation of the Emergency Department in 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 Hospital Administration”