Sotiria General Hospital For Chest Diseases

The Athens Chest Diseases Hospital “Sotiria” was founded in 1902 by Sophia Schliemann on a lush 600-stremma estate donated by the Holy Monastery of Petraki. It initially operated as the first sanatorium for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. In 1945, it housed the first Tuberculosis Clinic of the University of Athens, and from 1950 onwards it functioned as a diagnostic and therapeutic center for the full spectrum of respiratory diseases. Following the gradual establishment of medical and surgical clinics, it now operates as a General Hospital and is the largest pulmonology center in Greece and one of the most important in Europe.
Taking into account the Hospital’s leading role within the National Health System—particularly in the management and response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the period 2020–2022—AIGEAS AMKE proceeded with the building and operational upgrading of two departments of critical importance to the Hospital, as well as with the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment. During the 2023–2024 biennium, AIGEAS AMKE made an additional major donation to the Hospital for the creation of a second procedure room and supporting facilities within the Hemodynamics Department of the 3rd University Cardiology Clinic.

DONATIONS OF THE NON-PROFIT CIVIL COMPANY AEGEAS

• Arrangement of spaces and a specially protected room for the installation and operation of the new medical-technological equipment of the Cardiac Catheterization Department.
• Reconstruction and rearrangement of the 2nd Pulmonology Clinic.
• Supply of a Digital Bronchoscopy Simulator for medical use and the training of young pulmonologists.
• Supply of ergospirometry and ultrasound devices.
• Supply of reagents and medical consumables for the diagnosis of covid-19.
• Creation of a Second Procedure Room and Supporting Facilities of the Hemodynamics Department.

RECONSTRUCTION AND REARRANGEMENT OF THE 2ND PULMONOLOGY CLINIC

The 2nd Pulmonology Clinic, which is situated in the east wing of the second storey of the MEGA LAIKO building, is one of the oldest units in the Hospital. Consequently, it required a complete overhaul and upgrading, in order to meet the Sotiria’s continuously increasing needs. With the donation from the Non-profit Civil Company AEGEAS a state-of-the-art ward with 30 beds and sanitary facilities, doctors’ offices and service spaces was created, which provides medical care of the highest standard.

ARRANGEMENT OF SPACES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF AN ANGIOGRAPHY SYSTEM

The radical renovation and arrangement of an existing auxiliary space of the Hospital as a modern medical unit was essential prerequisite for the installation and operation of the Mixed Digital Coronary Angiography CathAI. Specifically, with the donation of the Non-profit Civil Company AEGEAS a new Haemodynamic Laboratory was set up in the 3rd University Cardiology Clinic, which includes a special thoracic room with the essential service spaces (waiting rooms, recovery room, doctors’ office, sanitary facilities). In parallel, a lift was constructed for the transfer patients and to link the Haemodynamic Department with the Cardiology Clinic. The donation was of catalytic importance for upgrading the Hospital’s medical services, as in the short period of the functioning of the Cardiac Angiography Complex and at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, ground-breaking invasive cardiology procedures have been carried out, in relation not only to coronary disease but to dealing with structural heart diseases.

Hemodynamics Department – Creation of a Second Procedure Room and Construction of Supporting Facilities

AIGEAS AMKE responded positively to the Hospital’s request for the creation of a second procedure room within the Hemodynamics Department of the 3rd University Cardiology Clinic. The establishment of this room was a necessary prerequisite for the procurement (through the Regional Authority) and installation of a new Angiography System with a monitor suspension system.
For the development of the new procedure room, a radical reconstruction and reconfiguration of an existing 121 sq.m. space within the Hemodynamics Department was carried out. In parallel, a new 45 sq.m. extension was added to the existing building to accommodate the essential supporting facilities required for the smooth operation of the unit, including offices, waiting areas, and sanitary facilities.