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48-Year-Old Anesthesiologist Found Dead in Mess Room at Mesolongi Hospital
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48-Year-Old Anesthesiologist Found Dead in Mess Room at Mesolongi Hospital

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A 48-year-old anesthesiologist was found dead in the on-call room at Mesolongi Hospital on Saturday morning.
  • The doctor was on duty and had participated in the hospital's schedule the previous evening.
  • An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death; the physician was married with an 8-year-old child and had no known prior health issues.

Mesolongi Hospital is mourning the death of a 48-year-old anesthesiologist, who was found unresponsive in the on-call room on Saturday morning. The discovery was made by a colleague who arrived to replace him for his shift.

According to Michalis Giannakos, president of POEDIN (Panhellenic Federation of Employees of Public Hospitals), the physician had been on duty and completed his scheduled work the previous evening without any apparent issues. His colleague found him unresponsive beneath his bed when attempting to take over the shift.

The 48-year-old was on call and had participated normally in the hospital's program the previous evening.

— Michalis GiannakosDescribing the doctor's last known activities before being found.

The deceased was married and had an 8-year-old child. Sources indicate he had no known pre-existing health conditions. The hospital staff is reportedly in shock following the incident.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed to ascertain the precise cause of the anesthesiologist's death. The hospital currently has only two anesthesiologists on staff. The tragedy has cast a somber mood over the medical community in Mesolongi.

The exact causes of his death are expected to be determined by the autopsy.

— Ta NeaStating the next steps in the investigation of the death.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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