What does the administration of “St. Dimitriou” for the occupational accident at the hospital

“Replacement work had been completed”

The hospital management “throws the ball” at the construction company for the roof collapse and the injury of a doctor.

On Saturday, a work accident occurred at the Agios Dimitrios hospital in Thessaloniki, when part of the roof of the building collapsed, slightly injuring a doctor’s leg and revealing the deplorable situation prevailing in the NHS infrastructure.

The administration of the hospital hastened today to inform about the circumstances of the incident, blaming the construction company that had carried out work to replace the false ceiling.

“The “Agios Dimitrios” hospital is a neoclassical building built in 1912 and therefore its building infrastructure needs continuous interventions and upgrades”, says the hospital’s administration.

“On Monday 9/25/2023, the work began to restore the waterproofness of the ceramic roof and replace the false ceiling in the doctors’ dormitories on the second floor of the neoclassical building of the AGIOS DIMITRIOS GNTH. The work lasted until 14/10/2023”, initially informs the administration of the hospital.

He then directly blames the manufacturing company and informs that “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 bad workmanship and the relevant actions have already been taken.”

The hospital announcement

In relation to the reports mentioned in yesterday’s publications concerning the fall of part of the newly renovated roof of the Hospital’s dormitories, the following applies: The “AGIOS DHMHTPIOS” 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 HYP and the Ministry of Health, has more than doubled the expenditure on technical projects from its own resources in relation 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.