Hospital

Staff shortages and dysfunctional equipment at several Attica hospitals mean that they are likely to struggle to effectively deal with acute heart conditions and other serious cases, putting a great burden on the capital's largest hospitals, Kathimerini understands.

The Government approved additional costs for the budget of the Ministry of Health in 2019 amounting to BGN 3 450 000.

Part of the funds will be directed towards the purchase of medical equipment worth up to BGN 1,250 thousand for the needs of pediatric hospital care by conducting a public procurement under the Public Procurement Act of the Ministry of Health.

Prof. Dr. Ivan Mitev Specialised Children's Hospital in Sofia is protesting again, the Bulgarian National Television reported. In less than a week, this will be the second protest of the only hospital specialised in children's diseases in Bulgaria. The doctors continue to insist on a special status of the medical facility and on removing admission limits.

An increase in violent attacks on staff at the country's hospitals has prompted the Panhellenic Medical Association to launch a public awareness campaign to curb the phenomenon.

Most hospitals in Greece are not adequately protected against fires, according to the national union of public hospital workers, POEDIN.
In a statement on Monday, POEDIN said that just 10 hospitals have fire safety certificates, and that even in those cases there are areas of the hospitals not covered by the safety certificates.

Free prophylactic medical examinations for socially disadvantaged people will be held in the tent of the social kitchen  in the courtyard of Sofia's St. Cyril and Methodius Church.

From 11 o'clock today doctors from several hospitals in Sofia will carry out prophylactic examinations free of charge for people in need.

"No hospital will be closed during my term of office, the money for health care is increased every year, and therefore I want solutions.

A third patient who had been waiting for a place in an intensive care unit died in a hospital in Zakynthos, the union of public hospital workers (POEDIN) said on Thursday.

The 67-year-old woman had been waiting for 15 days to be transferred to an ICU but there were no beds available anywhere in the country, the union said.

A man died in the Pathology clinic of a hospital in the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Wednesday while waiting for 10 days for a place to open in an intensive care unit around the country, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.

Staff at public hospitals across the wider Athens area will walk off the job from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday to push their demand for better working conditions.

The disgruntled health workers will also be holding a rally at 8 a.m. Wednesday outside the Aghia Sofia Children's Hospital in northern Athens in demand, among other claims, of more staff at cash-strapped hospitals.