Filenews 24 April 2022
By the end of the year, the completion of the new Dialysis Unit of Paphos General Hospital is expected to be completed, which is being built next to the hospital's chapel and is an extension of the state hospital, according to Dr. Lakis Yioukkas, Director of the Nephrology Clinic of Pafos Hospital.
Dr.. Yioukkas noted that the construction of the new Dialysis Unit of Pafos General Hospital is based on European standards and has the capacity to develop up to 25 dialysis stations depending on the needs of the Pafos District. In addition, he said, from the normal Dialysis Unit, the new Unit will have a separate Dialysis Unit for seropositive patients (Hepatitis B carriers), the so-called yellow unit which today, as he said, they do not have, and patients from Paphos go three times a week to Nicosia and undergo dialysis.
In addition, he mentioned that care was taken for the construction of a separate Unit for infectious diseases such as Covid- 19. The building, he said, will house the outpatient nephrology clinics, will have a Short Hospitalization Unit, will have a ward for minor operations and there will be a ward for peritoneal dialysis which is another type of treatment for the restoration of renal function. The needs of the Pafos District with this Unit are secured for at least 15 years based on the planning made.
Indicatively, he said that on the ground floor of the building there will be a comfortable reception and registration area for patients, examination rooms/clinics, four short-term hospitalization dialysis stations, two dialysis stations for people with infectious diseases (Yellow Unit) with a separate discreet entrance, the staff locker rooms and auxiliary spaces. Moreover, he continued, on the first floor there will be 25 nursing stations, the changing rooms and a living room for the patients and auxiliary spaces, while on the second floor there will be a rest room for the on-call doctor and other areas. The entire building is designed for easy access for people with disabilities concluded. The aim of the Project, he continued, which had been announced by the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, is to solve the chronic problems faced by the dialysis patients of the Pafos District and it is expected that this project will eliminate the suffering to which the suffering citizens are subjected.
Asked about this, Dr. Yukkas said that at the moment the Dialysis Unit of Paphos General Hospital serves 60 patients who undergo dialysis three times a week. At the heart of the design of the new Unit, he added, is the provision to patients of high quality hospitalization, in a modern and well-studied in all respects, environment.
In addition, Dr. Yukkas said the main cause of kidney failure is diabetes mellitus, which has now become a pandemic. He also said that half of the patients on dialysis are diabetics. He also added that the second cause is hypertension, which also damages the kidneys and the third cause is heredity. He then referred to the cystic medullary disease of the kidneys, which is, as he said, a hereditary disease that is observed only in Paphos.
What do public works say?
In charge of the project of the new Dialysis Unit of Pafos General Hospital is Eva Jordanous from the Nicosia Public Works and the Inspector of Construction Sites Marinos Kostas from the Public Works of Pafos. In his statements, Mr. Costas said that the works are at an advanced stage, noting that the project started in July 2021 and its completion is estimated in October 2022.
According to Mr. Costas, the contract amounts to the amount of €4,737,000 plus VAT, the responsibility for the coordination of the project lies with the Department of Public Works, while its monitoring is carried out by officials of the Department of Public Works, the Department of Electromechanical Services and the Directorate of Control, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works.
As he mentioned, the new building is being erected east of the existing Pafos Hospital, it will be independent, but it will be connected to the existing building through a corridor to the Paediatric Department of the Hospital. It will consist of a ground floor and two floors, with a total area of about 2,100 square meters, and will host a modern functional Dialysis Unit, with high aesthetic and quality requirements, while at the same time it will best meet the needs of the patients who will be hospitalized and the staff who will be employed in it.
It is noted that the cost of the Project is borne by the Organization of State Health Services. According to the Contract, Mr. Costas said, the Contractor has studied and will complete the construction works within 18 months of their commencement, while after the completion of the works he will be responsible for the Maintenance of the Project for a period of 12 years.
CNA
