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K. Mitsotakis: The government is fulfilling its commitment to support the NSS

The will of the government to further strengthen the NSS, as well as the continuation of cooperation between the State and the private sector in the context of corporate social responsibility, was unequivocally stressed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his speech today at the handover ceremony of the renovation project. by OPAP in the framework of Corporate Social Responsibility, of the pediatric hospitals “Agia Sofia” and “Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou”.

The Prime Minister said that the government is implementing in cooperation with the private sector its commitment to provide quality infrastructure for patients, but also for employees who offer their services to the National Health System.

“This effort is an ongoing effort. We have significant resources from the Recovery Fund, in order to intervene in the basic hospital infrastructure of the country. But I will emphasize that we will continue our cooperation with the private sector, which helped the National Health System. “during the difficult years of the Covid pandemic and will stand by and help as we continue this effort to modernize the National Health System”, stressed the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

At the same time, he stated that the investments will continue with the new competition for the permanent positions of doctors and nurses in the National Health System, adding that “where there are shortages, as may exist in both our Pediatric Hospitals, the Ministry will always rush this way to cover them as soon as possible. ”

The Prime Minister stated that companies have an obligation to return a social dividend to society, and noted:

“Large companies understand that they have an obligation to return to society a significant social dividend. It is not just a formal obligation under Corporate Social Responsibility, I think all modern companies understand their role in this difficult situation that everyone has to I am sure that OPAP, as one of the largest Greek companies, will continue this program of Corporate Social Responsibility with even greater enthusiasm, especially now that it has realized how great added value to our two Pediatric Hospitals “.

Health services safely

“What we all strive for is to provide safe health services, with respect to the patient, so that the patients who enter each hospital feel safe and feel that we are being cared for. It is very important, in addition to the staff that is here and offers its services, as in every hospital and in every health structure, and is here to provide services with standardized procedures so that both they and the patients are safe, to have good infrastructure “, said the Deputy Minister of Health Mina Gaga .

Allwyn Chairman of the Board and Strategic Shareholder of OPAP Karel Komárek noted:

“At OPAP and Allwyn – our international company – we are very proud of the work of renovating the two largest pediatric hospitals in Greece. We firmly believe that companies do not make a difference only with their financial performance. Their response to social issues The renovation of the two hospitals fully reflects this approach. With significant investment and hard work, the two hospitals now have state-of-the-art health facilities and an upgraded treatment environment. “Children from all over Greece. This is the biggest reward for us.”

Finally, the Commander of the Children’s Hospital Emmanuel Papasavvas noted:

“At the end of this long journey, our Pediatric Hospitals changed their appearance, offering a modern but at the same time more hospitable and attractive environment for young patients, with bright colors and similar themes. Above all, however, we can talk about two hospitals with excellent health infrastructure and modernized units according to international standards, more functional for the doctors and the staff, whom I would like to thank especially “.

The work of renovation

In the context of Corporate Social Responsibility, OPAP had undertaken the commitment to renovate the two most important, oldest and largest Pediatric University Hospitals in Greece. The renovation project was completed and 30 projects with a total area of ​​14,960 sq.m. were delivered, which include 23 nursing units of international standards with a capacity of 564 beds, central sterilization, central entrances, stairwells, etc.

Indicatively, some of the most important projects implemented in the two hospitals are:

– The complete reconstruction of the Central Sterilization unit at the “Agia Sofia” hospital, which had not been renovated for more than 50 years. Equipped with international standards, the new unit serves both hospitals, covering needs for which the involvement of other NSS units was needed, until recently.

– The complete modernization of the 2nd Pediatric Nursing Unit of the “Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou” hospital, which contributes to the treatment of COVID-19 cases, thanks to its state-of-the-art infectious disease unit. This innovative unit features state-of-the-art negative pressure beds and automated systems.

– The renovation of the pediatric surgery units of the two hospitals, which are a reference point for pediatrics in Greece.

– The complete renovation of the Day Care Unit of the “Agia Sofia” hospital, which now has a world-class surgical complex and resuscitation ward.

– The creation of a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which responds to the highest international data, at the “Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou” hospital.

The inauguration ceremony of the pediatric hospitals was also attended by the Executive Chairman of OPAP SA Kamil Ziegler, the CEO of OPAP SA Jan Karas, the Deputy CEO of OPAP SA Odysseas Christoforou, the General Secretary of Health Services Ioannis Kotsiopoulos, the Deputy Commander “Agia Sofia” Giannis Pavlou, the Deputy Commander “P. & A. Kyriakou” Andreas Toskas and the Commander of First Health Panagiotis Perifotis.

The following is the full speech of the Prime Minister:

Minister, Deputy Minister, dear Karel, ladies and gentlemen,

It is really a great pleasure for me to be present today at the completion of a very important donation.

A donation, which began eight years ago, when the then Hospital Management, in collaboration with the Ministry, spoke with OPAP and proposed to the company a long-term plan to renovate all the infrastructure of the two largest Pediatric Hospitals in the country.

It took eight years to get to where we are today and a lot of effort from everyone involved.

I want to thank each and every one of them individually. As you can see, it is not easy to renovate a hospital on the go – we see the two hospitals as a whole – which are and must be in constant operational readiness.

However, we managed to deliver two state-of-the-art hospitals to our parents, children, young patients and employees today. Those who spoke before spoke about the important interventions that have been made, we are talking about two hospitals with a total capacity of 564 beds, which now have the infrastructure they deserve. And of course they have the colors and the joy, which must be exuded by a space that is addressed to our most sensitive fellow citizens, the children.

I do not think, as the Minister said, that there has been a parent – including me – who has not brought his child to one of our two major Pediatric Hospitals. And I think we all remember what the image of these hospitals was before the renovation and what the image of these hospitals is today.

We are therefore implementing, in cooperation with the private sector, our commitment to provide quality infrastructure for our patients, but also for the employees who offer their services to the National Health System.

This effort is an ongoing effort. We have significant resources from the Recovery Fund, in order to intervene in the basic hospital infrastructure of the country.

But I will emphasize that we will continue our cooperation with the private sector, which helped the National Health System during the difficult years of the Covid pandemic and will continue to help as we continue this effort to modernize the National Health System. .

I would like to congratulate OPAP again for this important donation. Large companies realize that they have an obligation to return to society a significant social dividend.

It is not just a formal obligation in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility, I think that all modern companies understand their role in this difficult situation which we must all understand, differently than they did in the past.

And I am sure that OPAP, as one of the largest Greek companies, will continue this program of Corporate Social Responsibility with even greater enthusiasm, especially now that it has realized how much added value it could add to our two Pediatric Hospitals.

So again, thank you to OPAP for this important donation. Congratulations to all those who worked to bring it to fruition.

And of course let me make one final thought: Infrastructure is very important. But without the staff of hospitals, they can not make a difference on their own.

The Ministry of Health is committed and has made significant investments in the human resources of the National Health System. Obviously, these will continue with the new competition for the permanent positions of doctors and nurses in the National Health System.

And where there are shortages, as there may be shortages in both of our Pediatric Hospitals, the Ministry will always rush to cover them as soon as possible.

So again, thank you. I look forward to being guided with great enthusiasm to the new infrastructure that you have renovated. And to wish higher ones as well.

Thank you very much.

Source: Capital

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