Tag Archives: patient

An elderly woman is lying naked on a blanket on the hard floor of the parking lot of an apartment building. An ambulance rescuer has grabbed the water hose and is dousing her with cold water. The shocking picture has triggered an outrage and launched the prosecutor’s intervention. The 70-year-old woman …

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A 49-year-old man sought a hospital in Patras due to heavy chest pain and breathing difficulty. He was turned away though, as the hospital staff claimed it was not on emergency duty. He died short time later. Greece’s health minister has ordered a preliminary investigation into “Agios Andreas” hospital in …

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A 43-year-old man died on a chair in the emergency room of a big hospital in Thessaloniki and his body was discovered hours later, when the medical staff changed shift. The man had gone to the hospital with a pain in the leg, the doctors did not find anything wrong …

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The first lawsuit for the death of a patient who contracted Covid-19 in a hospital and died was filed by the family of the deceased patient. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of the 59-year-old man. The patient was admitted to a well-known private hospital in Athens on April …

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A cancer patient who got infected with Covid-19 in the oncology clinic of the University hospital in Larissa, central Greece, died Monday noon. The 53-year-old man needed hospitalization in the clinic where a total of 25 patients and health personnel were tested positive with the virus last week. The deceased, …

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A 59-year-old patient at Attikon Hospital, in Chaidari, western Athens, stabbed a nurse on Monday morning and then committed suicide umping from the 4th floor of the building. The patient of Albanian nationality reportedly had lurked for the nurse behind the ward door and attacked her with a knife. He …

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Justice authorities in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, have launched a preliminary investigation into possible medical negligence in the death of a 35-year-old patient who died after infection with Covid-19 last month. According to media report, the probe is focusing on the treatment received by the man, the youngest victim of the …

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A female patient who had apparently fully recovered from COVID-19 was again tested positive to coronavirus. The woman was infected with the virus and was hospitalized in Evangelismos around the end of March. She was discharged from a hospital in Athens on April 6. It is the first time such …

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Passersby on a street of Goudi neighborhood of eastern Athens made a macabre discovery short after 5:30 afternoon last Saturday. The body of an old woman, a dementia patient living in the area, was wrapped in a blanket and abandoned on the pavement. They alerted police that cordoned the area …

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A chief surgeon at a big hospital in Athens was arrested on Friday, after a cancer patient filed a complaint to police that the doctor had extorted a total of 3,000 euros. The 50-year-old doctor is well-known in Athens and is working at the Ippokrateio Public Hospital. During a police …

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An 80-year-old man has killed his wife in their home in the district of Agios Panteleimonas in Athens. The victim was found by her son on Thursday morning. Police found that the woman was beaten on the face and the head with fists as wells as with the TV remote …

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An elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s and her dog. A loyal soul that did not move from her side for five days. A tiny little dog who kept barking, practically asking for help for his beloved owner. 75-year-old Maria S. went missing on Saturday, April 28th. She took her dog …

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A cancer patient postponed his death for a couple of days in order to secure pension for his wife and future widow. The terminally ill man was asked doctors to put him on life supporting machines and prolong his life for just five days in order to secure that his …

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A patient died in an Athens hospital while awaiting in vain to be transferred to a bed at the intensive care unit. The Athens Medical Doctors Association (ISA) revealed this tragic incident and sharply criticized the shortages at the public hospitals that cost human lives. According to the ISA statement, …

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You cannot take a breath in this country. You are old and suffer from a degenerative disease and you try to make your life a bit easier. No chance, in this country with automatic control mechanisms. Authorities come and grab your savings for the debts of another person. A dementia …

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A quadriplegic woman died after Greek Public Power Company cut off the electricity supply due to debts and the life supporting oxygen machine stopped working. The bed-ridden woman was alone at home, when the PPC team came to cut the electricity supply. The life supporting machine worked for one more …

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An in-depth investigation has been launched into the death of a public hospital patient who accused a heart surgeon of demanding bride for a life-saving surgery.  The 67-year-old man died on Monday after an open heart surgery performed by another surgeon. However the quadruple bypass was apparently much too late …

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An Alzheimer’s patient had to experience an incredible and cruel adventure, the moment she stepped out the door. The 90-year-old woman left her home on a February night and started wandering in her neighborhood. When policemen found her they took her to police station. In a search apparently to find …

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A woman, 45, with cancer cannot afford to pay for chemotherapy drugs worth 4,450 euro. The Metropolitan Community Clinic in Elliniko, south Athens, made an urgent appeal seeking for donations. “The woman’s life is in danger, if she doesn’t start a course of chemotherapy drugs immediately,” said the MCC – …

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