Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, is to visit the country’s major Athens-based Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital to inspect the ongoing work for modernization of the hospital’s infrastructure, on Thursday.
More specifically, work has been completed on 1,000 square meters of the hospital’s Emergency Department, which is now fully operational, with 600 square meters still pending.
A number of Recovery Fund projects managed by the Ministry of Health are currently underway across the country aiming to upgrade Greece’s National Health System infrastructure. Renovated wings and new emergency departments are already being delivered in hospitals such as the General State Hospital of Nikaia, Attikon General University Hospital of Athens, Metaxa Hospital, and Aghia Sofia Children’s Hospital.
Similarly, the process of upgrading Health Centers across the country is underway, with contracts already having been signed for work at 113 centers, with 27 in the tendering process and 24 in the planning phase. Over the next few months, and by 2027, interventions in all primary healthcare units are expected to be completed.
The renovation of hospitals and healthcare centers with funds from the Recovery Fund, amounting to 1.5 billion euros, aimed at improving infrastructure and patient care, is a flagship project for the government.
Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis often takes the lead, highlighting the work achieved in the modernization of the NHS, which he sees as a personal priority for his second term in government.
In total, the renovation of 92 hospitals, including 63 emergency departments (EDs), 164 health centers, and multipurpose regional clinics has been planned.
