Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis participated in the signing of the contract for the construction of a new building at the Patras “Agios Andreas” General Hospital.
Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadestoday, Wednesday July 10, participated in the signing of the contract for the construction of a new building at the Patras “Agios Andreas” General Hospital, which will house a central pharmacy and warehouse.
The agreement was signed by HE Ioannis Karvelis, 6th Commander, and Nikos Pallikarakis, representative of sponsoring company “KAPPA TECHNIKI SA”.
In particular, it is a project with TAIPED, the executive body, with a budget of 2,680,560.42 euros, which will generally help to improve the quality and efficiency of the health services provided by the hospital.
After the signing of the contract, the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadesstated:
“Ten years ago, during my visit to Agios Andreas hospital in Patras, the staff and the management at the time raised the big problem of the pharmacy and asked for a new building for the pharmacy. Then a solution could not be found. And I am very happy that thanks to the Restoration Fund we found the money and decided, in cooperation with Mr. Karvelis, that this money should be directed to the construction of this pharmacy and the payment of a just demand for more than 16 years. Policy implementation is an art, the goal is to find solutions, and today we present a solution that will be ready to host a new pharmacy in about 1.5 years from today. Agios Andreas hospital, which has already been improved with many projects and has become a better hospital than it is, will be able to provide pharmacy services better and we will see what else we can do.”
Commander of the 6th Ministry of Defense, Ioannis Karvelisstated:
“Today I feel great joy and I sincerely thank the Minister of Health, Mr. Adonis Georgiadis, who contributed greatly to the financing of not only the Agios Andreas Hospital of Patras, but also this emblematic project. but the apartment of the whole city, pharmacy. Rebuilding the hospital after the great earthquake in Patras, a project that has been in demand since 2008. Since then, the pharmacy is located in a container, and the place containing high-value drugs, which cannot be treated with either heat or cold inside the container, is completely useless. We provide an excellent solution to this problem and it is something that will be a legacy for the future of the hospital. I would like to once again thank the Minister of Health, Mr. Adonis Georgidis, for his great contribution to the signing of this agreement today.”
Representative of “KAPPA TECHNIKI SA” company, Nikos Pallikarakisstated:
“We will try to complete the project as soon as possible to meet the needs of the hospital.”