The Cross-sectional Emergency Department (ED) of SISMANOGLIO General Hospital of Attika (Athens-Greece) is located on the ground floor of the N3 building/section and is an autonomous department in a Tertiary Hospital of the 1st Health District of Attika with more than 40,024 admissions annually (2019).

The main tool of this management is the medical examination room for TRIAGE where classification of the severity index of the incoming patients is performed.

It is noted that arrival by EMS service (ambulance) does not constitute a reason for granting of priority (Government Gazette 874/Β/20-03-2012).

The Basic Medical Specialties that operate in the main vigil of the Emergency Department of SISMANOGLIO General Hospital of Attika (Athens-Greece), with the assistance and support of the other departments/units, are: Internal Medicine, Cardiology-Hemodynamics Department, Pneumonology, Surgery, Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Urology, Opthalmology, ENT, Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry (if applicable), Hematology, Gastroenterology and Neurology.

The Emergency Department of the General Hospital of Attiki Sismanoglio actively participates in the on-call program of the 1st Health District and the Management of emergencies through National Health Emergency Operation Centre of EKAB/KEPY (ΕΚΑΒ/ΚΕΠΥ).

Our department has received several awards (2018-2019) for patients management and for effectiveness in mass disasters such as:

1. Silver Award "Effective Public Hospital Clinic Administration" (2018) Health Care Business Awards Health & Safety Awards.

2. Bronze Award "Staff Training & Awareness" for the "SISMANOGLIO": "The contribution of preparedness exercises in the preparation for dealing with emergencies at the Hospital (2019) Health Care Business Awards.

The SISMANOGLIO General Hospital of Attika (Athens-Greece) GHA Sismanoglio, has previously received certification according to international standards DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 as an Emergency Coordination Center in the Preparation, Implementation and Management of Hospital Emergency Response.

The following departments also have certifications according to the international standards in Quality Management Systems: EN ISO 15189:2012 Hematology Laboratory, DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Blood Donation Department, EN ISO 15189:2012 Cytology Department, DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 Provision of Hospital Services Pharmacy/Pharmacy Department.

In the Emergency Department (ED) of SISMANOGLIO General Hospital of Attika (Athens-Greece) operates:

1. Waiting area for health recipients.

2. Office for the Protection of the Rights of Patients Health Services

3. Patient Admission Office (ED) with electronic registration and issuance of the Evaluation and Nursing Intervention Sheet for ED patients.

4. Medical examination room for (TRIAGE) with electronic registration of specific specialty addressing.

5. Main resuscitation room and secondary resuscitation room.

6. Twelve (12) specialty examination rooms.

7. Minor Trauma Surgery unit.

8. ENT (ear-nasal-troat)examination room

9. Ophthalmology examination room

10. Short hospitalization Ward - Fourteen (14) beds 

11. Ultrasound unit.

12. Diagnostic Imaging Department’s (Rx/US/CT/MRI/Interventional Radiology).

13. Infectious Disease Isolation Room.

14. Outdoor Mass Disaster Prevention Unit with outdoor Bathtub zone and equipment of Personal Protective Equipment.

ID	NAME	GRADE	MEDICAL SPECIALTY
1	KALDIS VASILIOS	CONSULTANT-DIRECTOR OF ED	SURGEON-INTENSIVIST
2	CHRISTAKOPOULOS EFSTRATIOS	CONSULTANT	CARDIOLOGIST
3	NTIKOUDI EUAGGELIA	CONSULTANT	PULMONOLOGIST-INTENSIVIST
4	BATIANI POLIXENI	CONSULTANT	PULMONOLOGIST
5	SOFIANOU AIKATERINI	CONSULTANT	SURGEON
6	KOLOKYTHA STAVROULA	CONSULTANT	PULMONOLOGIST-INTENSIVIST
7	GEORGIOPOULOS KONSTANTINOS	CONSULTANT	INTERNAL MEDICINE-INTENSIVIST
8	KARLIS GEORGIOS	CONSULTANT	INTERNAL MEDICINE-INTENSIVIST
9	TSEKOURAS KONSTANTINOS/APOSTOLOS	CONSULTANT	SURGEON
10	TSITSINAKIS GEORGIOS	CONSULTANT	CARDIOLOGIST
11	ORFANOS STAMATIOS	CONSULTANT (LOCUM)	SURGEON
12	ZAFEIRIADOU PARASKEVI	CONSULTANT (LOCUM)	SURGEON
TRIAGE ASSISTING MEDICAL STAFF
13	VASILAREAS VASILIOS	CONSULTANT	PULMONOLOGIST
14	AVRAMIDIS CHARALAMPOS	CONSULTANT	SURGEON

ID	NAME	GRADE	Notes
1	GLEKA PANAGIOTA	RN	HEAD NURSE
2	GEROLYMATOU SOFIA	RN	DEPUTY CHIEF NURSE
3	LOUDOVIOTI ALEXANDRA	RN	---
4	SALTAGIANNIS ATHANASIOS	RN	---
5	PERPERI EUTHIMIA	RN	---
6	RAGKOU ALEXANDRA	RN	---
7	DRAKOPOULOU EUAGGELIA	RN	---
8	MAMALI VASILIKI	RN	---
9	TIMPANIDOU MARIA	RN	---
10	SAITA MARIANNA	RN	---
11	GKANI AIKATERINI	RN	---
12	GIANNAKARA ELLI	RN	---
13	ANDROUTSOS IOANNIS	RN	---
14	ALEXANDRAKI MARIA	AN	---
15	KARATOLIOU AIKATERINI	AN	---
16	EUAGGELOU MARIA	AN	---
17	FLETOURI GEORGIA	AN	---
18	PAULOU VASILIKI	AN	---
19	RIZOU MARIA	AN	---
20	MPAKA ELLI	AN	---
21	LAMPOURA ATHINA	Ausiliary Personel	---

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 2020/2021 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
ID	Date (Day/Month/Year)	SUBJECT	PRESENTATION	PRESENTATION MATERIAL (pdf type of file)
	(ascending order)

1	30/01/2020	Vascular Access	Mr. Orfanos MD General Surgeon (ED)
2	27/02/2020	Triage scales in the ED	Mr. Tsiftsis Dimitrios MD Surgeon Director of the General Hospital of Nikaia ¨AgiosPanteleimon¨
3	27/02/2020	ESI Scale (emergency severity index) - presentation of cases	Ms. Elfelach Nadia MD Surgeon ED, GH Nikaia ¨AgiosPanteleimon¨
4	27/02/2020	Nursing protocols in Vascular Access	Mr. Xythalis Dimitrios RN General Hospital of Sismanoglio
5	22/09/2020	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (schockable/non scockable rhythms)	Mr. G. Karlis MD
6	08/10/2020	Acute Coronary Syndromes	Mr. E. Christakopoulos MD
7	20/10/2020	Exacerbation of Bronchial Asthma-Exacerbationof COPD	Ms. P. Batiani MD
8	13/11/2020	Treatment of Multi-Injured patient (ATLS Part A)	Ms. A. Sofianou MD
9	25/11/2020	Treatment of Multi-Injuriedpatient(ATLS Part B)	Ms. P. Zafeiriadou MD
10	07/12/2020	Sepsis/Septic Shock	Mrs. S. Kolokytha MD
11	15/12/2020	Diabetic Ketoacidosis	Mr. K. Georgiopoulos MD
12	12/01/2021	Pulmonary Embolism	Mrs. E. Ntikoudi MD
13	28/01/2021	Acute Pancreatitis	Mrs. K. Tsekouras MD
14	09/02/2021	Placement of central venous lines	Mr. St. Orfanos MD
15	25/02/2021	Shock, DD and Management	Mr. G. Karlis MD
16	09/03/2021	Poisonings	Mr. K. Georgiopoulos MD
17	29/03/2021	Acute Thoracic Pain-Surgical Causes	Ms. P. Zaferiadou MD
18	06/04/2021	Pain of the Right Hypochondrium,Investigation and DD	Mr. St. Orfanos MD
19	22/04/2021	Pelvic pain, Investigation and DD	Mr. K. Tsekouras MD
20	14/05/2021	Glasgow Scale, Most common causes of coma	Mrs. S. Kolokytha MD
21	26/05/2021	Use of Transthoracic Ultrasound in the ED	Mrs. E. Ntikoudi MD
22	08/06/2021	Frequent arrhythmias and treatment	Mr. G. Tsitsinakis MD
23	16/06/2021	Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation/High Flow Indications and Use	Mrs. P. Batiani MD
24	28/06/2021	Burn Management	Ms. A. Sofianou MD
25	07/10/2021	Airway Management-Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)	Kandrevioti S. MD, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Sismanoglio
26	21/10/2021	Airway management-Supraglottic Ventilation (2nd generation)	Kokolaki M. MD, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Sismanoglio
27	04/11/2021	Basic Principles in the management of the critically ill in the ED under mechanical respiratory support	Kaisaris A. MD, Consultant intensivist, ICU Sismanoglio Sakagianni A. MD, Consultant intensivist, ICU Sismanoglio
28	18/11/2021	Civil Liability of Doctors and Nurses in the Emergency Department	Leon Grigoris, Forensic Pathologist, President of the Hellenic Society of Forensic Medicine
29	29/11/2021	Hemostasis Disorders-Management of Methaemorrhagic Shock by Thromboelastography (TEG)   The Experience of a Trauma Center (GNA KAT)	Markopoulou D., Consultant Anesthesiologist-Intensivist, ICU GNA KAT Filippou L., Consultant Anesthesiologist-Intensivist, ICU GNAKAT Papadaki E., Consultant Anesthesiologist-Intensivist, ICU GNA KAT Alamanos I., Consultant Anesthesiologist-Intensivist, ICU GNA KAT

SCIENTIFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBLE DIRECTOR: Vasileios K. Kaldis M.D. Vasileios K. Kaldis M.D. Surgeon - Intensivist Consultant Head of Emergency Department Sismanoglio General Hospital Athens Greece
Telephone number:	(0030)213-2058826
e-mail:	dnths-tep@sismanoglio.gr
Head nurse: Gleka Panagiota
Telephone number:	(0030)213-2058036
e-mail:	nosil_tep@sismanoglio.gr
Secretarial support: Sklavena Aikaterini
Telephone number:	(0030)213-2058873
e-mail:	tepsis@sismanoglio.gr
Office for the Protection of Recipients of Health Services
Telephone number:	(0030)213-2058821
e-mail:	gypoliti@sismanoglio.gr
Map of approach with vehicle to the Hospital's INTERSECTIONAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - GROUND FLOOR OF N3 BUILDING

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