Following the last meeting we had at Larnaca Hospital about two months ago, we came to see if some issues have progressed and if we have any additional problems. Today we looked at the following issues: We saw problems that exist in the dialysis department, we saw how to better organize the surgeries, we saw the issue of First Aid, as well as the issue of the Intensive Care Unit. Some decisions were taken so that the operating theatres could be better organised, firstly so that patients would not be inconvenienced, and secondly so that we could have more operations every day. The aim of this meeting was to increase the volume of surgeries every day so that there are no delays, with better organization of the surgeries.
Regarding First Aid, a doctor will be moved from the Nicosia General Hospital to the Larnaca Hospital, this doctor will start in the next few days. First Aid will be strengthened with additional doctors, and we are waiting for the director who will come from Nicosia to give instructions on how to organize the department even better.
The Larnaca CICU, as I have informed, is constantly improving. We have had several very urgent cases in the last few days, and we passed the exams with flying colors. I would just like to mention that it has been further strengthened by the presence here of an experienced doctor from Nicosia, and this shows how seriously we took the matter.
As far as dialysis is concerned, we have quite a few problems. They were all recorded. For some of these problems solutions were given immediately, some other solutions will be given in the next few days, and some were wheeled out for next month when I will have another meeting in this hospital. We have been asked for some medical specialists to visit Larnaca Hospital from Nicosia, where there are no specialists at the moment. I have already had telephone contact with the director of the Nicosia General Hospital and he will send some specialties immediately, we are talking about a vascular surgeon specialty and another pulmonologist specialty. There are some other issues regarding additional desks that the director of the nephrology clinic had requested in the outpatient clinic, which is an issue that will be seen immediately by the OCYPY, as well as some additional machines that will be ordered immediately.
(AF)
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