Worker in critical condition after fall
A 23-year-old man was in critical condition on Thursday after falling to the ground while working at an under-construction building, the accident also leading to the discovery that he was ...
Police escort ill patient to hospital
Police on Friday said their intervention ensured the swift and safe transportation of an unconscious patient to the Limassol general hospital.
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when an officer ...
Okypy to hire new pharmacist at Limassol general hospital
State health services (Okypy) is to hire a new pharmacist to work at Limassol general hospital, it said on Tuesday.
The new pharmacist will take up a full-time role and ...
AC down in parts of Limassol hospital
The children’s and oncology ward at Limassol general hospital has been left without AC since Sunday amid extreme temperatures around the island.
Following complaints by a number of patients, ...
Work stoppage at understaffed Limassol General pharmacy
The Limassol hospital pharmacy staff is on a two-hour work stoppage from 11am till 1pm to protest working understaffed.
An Isotita union representative said the pharmacy has been understaffed for ...
Jailed grandfather taken to hospital
The 82-year-old man sentenced to jail for shooting a cable thief was admitted to Limassol general hospital on Tuesday, as the fate of his appeal remains unknown.
He reported severe ...
Patient sets bed on fire at Limassol hospital
A man set fire to his bed at the Limassol hospital on Thursday night reports said on Friday.
Luckily nursing staff managed to spot the fire before any real damage ...
Leukaemia patients face growing waiting list in Limassol
Patients with leukaemia in need of chemotherapy are on a long queue as the haematology department of the Limassol General Hospital has exceeded its capacity, patients’ rights groups said on ...
Doctors slam ‘lack of coordination’ after Limassol hospital downgrade
State doctors’ union (Pasyki) lamented the absence of comprehensive planning and coordination between the competent authorities after the Limassol general hospital was downgraded on Friday.
The hospital was downgraded to “...
Limassol hospital downgraded
Limassol General has been downgraded to a category 2 hospital, the health insurance organisation (HIO) announced on Friday, an issue which in previous days drew the ire of the state health ...
‘Not intimidated by Okypy’ says gerontologist who posted naked patient photo
No action can be taken on the patient privacy violation complaint filed by state health services organisation (Okypy) over the photo of the patient left unclothed at Limassol general hospital, ...
President says state hospitals will live up to public expectations
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he was determined for state hospitals to live up to the public’s expectations of them, assuring that one of the focal points of ...
Doctor publishes further photo, accuses hospitals of negligence
A woman developed large bedsores after she was hospitalised for a month and her wounds remained untreated, doctor Marios Kyriazis claimed on Tuesday in another effort to show the “shortcomings” ...
Okypy accused of lying about naked woman photo
The state health services organisation (Okypy) is lying about the incident involving an elderly woman pictured laying naked in a hospital bed, the doctor Marios Kyriazis said on Wednesday.
In ...
Furore over naked patient continues
Public outcry over a patient who was allegedly left naked on a bed in Limassol general hospital continued on Tuesday, with various officials taking a stand.
Speaking on CyBC, Head ...
Uproar as patient left naked at Limassol hospital
A patient was left naked and uncovered on her bed at the Limassol general hospital last week, a geriatrician reported on Monday.
But state health services organisation (Okypy) is saying “...
Man pleads not guilty to drink driving after crash injures three (Updated)
A 74-year-old who was arrested on Tuesday after crashing his car into a parked car in Kolossi, Limassol, injuring three people, including two minors, pleaded not guilty to the charge ...
Body found outside Limassol general hospital in October identified
A body in an advanced state of decomposition found on October 13 near Limassol general hospital was identified on Monday, according to media reports.
Offsitenews reported that the body reportedly belongs ...
No leads yet on identity of decomposed body found at Limassol hospital
Police have started to investigate the files of six missing people following the discovery of a body in an advanced state of decomposition on the grounds of the Limassol general ...
Foul play not ruled out after body found outside Limassol hospital
Authorities on Thursday did not rule out foul play after a body in an advanced state of decomposition was found outside Limassol general hospital.
Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou told ...
Multiple technology upgrades for Limassol general hospital
Limassol general hospital has received a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, Disy MP Charalambos Pazaros announced in a press release on Tuesday.
The MRI machine, acquired at a cost ...
Okypy investing in technology minister says unveiling new Limassol equipment
Limassol hospital’s long-standing request for an MRI machine has finally come to fruition, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday at an event inaugurating the new equipment.
Costing €2.4 million, the ...
Okypy condemns acts of violence as strike held at A&E (updated)
State health organisation services Okypy on Friday condemned acts of violence “in particular against health professionals”, as A&E staff at Limassol general hospital staged a two-hour strike over ...
Doctors at Limassol A&E to strike Friday over security issues (Updated)
Doctors at the Limassol’s general hospital A&E department will hold a two-hour work stoppage early on Friday to protest the alleged attack on a physician by a ...