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First Lung Transplant in Greece in A Decade Declared a Success

The first lung transplant conducted in Greece in a decade took place on July 10, 2020 and the 62-year-old patient was reportedly released from the hospital just this week. The extremely risky surgery is rarely conducted internationally, partially due to...

Archbishop Ieronymos Hospitalized to Undergo Cardiac Pacemaker Surgery

The Archdiocese of Athens issued a statement on Saturday morning, informing the public that the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II has been hospitalized and will undergo a scheduled surgery. Ieronymos went to the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center...

Greek President Pavlopoulos Hospitalized With High Fever

The outgoing President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos was admitted to the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre on Friday morning after experiencing severe symptoms attributed to a virus. According to hospital sources quoted by the state-run AMNA news agency, the...

KKE European Elections Candidate Dies After Major Heart Surgery

Babis Angourakis, a KKE MEP died last night from aortic dissection, after major heart surgery and hospitalization in the intensive care unit of Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. Babis Aggourakis was born in 1951 in Bucharest, and he was a leading...

Onassis Cardiac Center Low on Cash

Debts from EOPPY (National Organization for the Provision of Health Services) as well as the delay of the Health Ministry’s regular funding, have put the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center under threat of a financial collapse. According to non-official information issued...

Onassis Cardiac Center Marks 20

The Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (O.C.S.C) celebrated its 20 years of operation since its founding during an event at its headquarters in Athens. Greek Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos, the First Vice President of the Parliament Giannis Tragakis, representatives of the...

German Medical Corporation Wants to Acquire Greek Clinics

The German Medical Corporation “Asklepios” (“Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH”) appears set on buying Greek private  and state medical facilities, under the approval of the Greek Health Ministry. The first “targets” seem to be private clinics, while several state hospitals...