The Pediatric Department of Famagusta General Hospital, which was closed for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, reopens today, Wednesday.
As Amalia Hatzigianni, Scientific Director of the Larnaca - Famagusta General Hospitals, told the Cyprus News Agency, "all the other Departments and Clinics of the Hospital have been reopened and returned to normal for some time now."
The only Department of the Hospital, he continued, "that remained closed was the Pediatric Department and this was due to lack of staff. However, after several efforts, as of today, Wednesday 11 May, this department is also reopened, which causes euphoria and satisfaction not only to its medical and nursing staff, but also to the residents of the area."
Responding to a question, Ms. Hatzigianni said that "the medical and nursing staff of the Pediatric Department and other Clinics of the Hospital had been transferred to the wards that were operating for coronavirus since, at the beginning of the pandemic, Famagusta General Hospital had been designated as a Reference Hospital for patients with COVID-19".
With the expansion of Famagusta Hospital, he said, "the wards that were accommodating patients with coronavirus were transferred to the two new wards. This resulted in the release of the clinics and other departments of the public hospital which slowly began to reopen."
It is known, he continued, that "the Outpatient Clinics of the Pediatric Department were operating normally while children were also served by the Accident and Emergency Department. A complete renovation of the Pediatric Department followed and with the reduction in the number of patients with coronavirus, it is finally possible to reopen it, with the necessary staffing of both pediatricians and nurses."
To a relevant question, Amalia Hatzigianni replied that "apart from the painting that has been done in the Pediatric Department, new furniture has been received, i.e. beds, bedside tables and chairs, while new medical equipment has been ordered. Additional medical equipment is expected soon, but until then the Paediatric Department is fully equipped and reinforced with paediatricians and nurses and begins to receive young patients, from infants up to the age of 16".
He also noted that "since last December, the other Departments and Clinics of Famagusta Hospital, namely Gynecology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Cardiology, Nephrology, Pathology, the Intensive Care Unit, the Hemodialysis Department, the ICU and the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ward have started operating normally".
Ms. Hatzigianni also noted that "the wards accommodating patients with coronavirus were moved to the third floor of Famagusta Hospital when its expansion was completed. This means that these wards have an independent entrance and exit from the other departments of the Hospital and their operation is not affected, while the environment of the Hospital is fully safe for patients."
Asked whether the medical and nursing staff of Famagusta General Hospital are satisfied with the reopening of the public hospital, Amalia Hatzigianni answered positively and noted that "this has been the wish of the Ministry of Health, the staff of the hospital and the residents of the province for the last two years".
We are, she continued, "satisfied with the full operation of all Departments and Clinics of the public Hospital, since now the free province of Famagusta and its patients can be served unhindered, without having to suffer by going to other cities to receive the necessary medical care they need," she concluded.
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