“Confirmed the commitment of the company to deliver the works definitively, with the certifications, by November 15. Then the University will install the equipment. So, finally, within a very short time the city will be able to have a new emergency room, with operating rooms and hospitalization related to surgery. “This was stated by the president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, during this morning’s visit to the” Paolo Giaccone “University Hospital in Palermo, where work is underway for the new surgery and emergency-urgency. In particular, the new emergency room, four operating theaters and a post-operative hospitalization ward will be built. The governor wanted to check the status of the construction sites that have suffered serious delays. ‘University and the owners of the company that is carrying out the work, has acquired the commitment of all the parties involved to give a further acceleration to the completion nto of the works. Accompanying him Massimo Midiri, rector of the University of Palermo, Alessandro Caltagirone, extraordinary commissioner of the Polyclinic, Clara Celauro, pro-rector of construction, Mario La Rocca, general manager of the regional department for strategic planning, and Salvatore Lizzio, general manager of the regional technical department and new coordinator of the commissioner for the strengthening of the Sicilian hospital network. In this sense I have collected the commitment of the experts ». Schifani wanted to reiterate the attention of regional institutions to health issues – in particular to those concerning emergency structures which are often the first interface with the citizen – underlining the importance of opening a new emergency room in Palermo to decongest the other urban realities: “Healthcare, especially in the logic of first aid, needs care, attention and sensitivity”, he concluded.
