In Kokkinochoria it has been a basic request for decades, but in recent months, it has been a reason for the whole province to unite and united to demand "a hospital that deserves it. The protests but also the pressures took place.
According to a report by Phileleftheros and Pampos Vassilas, after promises by Governments that remained for many years promises and after five months of continuous protests and demonstrations by citizens, patients and members of the local authorities, it was time to complete the Famagusta General Hospital, whose second and third floors remained unfinished from the day of its operation. This fact provoked the anger of the inhabitants of the area, as they felt in their own place, second-class citizens.
The fact was confirmed by the spokesman of OKYPY, Charalambos Charilaou, in his statements to "F", revealing that except for the unexpected until tomorrow, the project for the completion of the second and third floors (configuration of booths on each floor and some offices) will be assigned to . He added that there had been previous processes between the Organization and the architect who prepared the architectural plans of the Hospital, who also prepared the complementary plans for the two floors.
According to Mr. Charilaou, the projects will start as soon as possible and will last about ten weeks. Note that this will take some time to complete the booths, but some other projects, such as the elevator, may take longer.
OKYPY stressed that it is already preparing for the staffing and equipment of the new wards at the Famagusta hospital, with the aim if possible even before June, so that the new premises will be at the disposal of the director Amalia Hatzigianni and the staff as soon as possible.
As Mr. Charilaou also mentioned in the first stage, the two new wards, with a capacity of tens of beds, will be used for the needs of the new hospital of Famagusta, as a reference hospital for the coronavirus pandemic. "But then and at some point when the pandemic disappears, then the wards will be adapted to the needs of the society of free Famagusta and will enrich the infrastructure of the hospital of the province", he underlined. He also said that in the near future, more details about the project will be made known by OKYPY.
As a historical development for free Famagusta, the province that receives more than 40% of tourism annually, characterized the decision of OKYPY the mayor of Paralimni Theodoros Pyrillis, expressing gratitude to the management of the Organization and the Minister of Health, Konstantinos Ioannou. He also stressed that regardless of whether in the first phase the two new wards will serve the needs of the pandemic, surely at some stage they will prove to be an investment for the level of Health in the province and will be used for the needs of its people.
Source: Philenews / By Pampos Vassilas