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Thessaloniki hospital completes organ donation from 61-year-old donor

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The Georgios Papanikolaou General Hospital in Thessaloniki successfully completed an organ donation procedure on October 21, 2026. The donor, a 61-year-old man who was being treated in the hospital's B Intensive Care Unit, provided kidneys and corneas.

The operation was coordinated by the Hellenic Organ Donation Organization (EOM) and involved specialized surgical teams from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) Transplantation Surgical Clinic at Hippokrateio General Hospital and the 1st Ophthalmological Clinic at AHEPA University General Hospital. The harvested organs were transferred to the Hippokrateio hospital and the Cornea Bank at AHEPA.

Hospital administration, including Director Nikitas Papadopoulos and Deputy Director Anatoli Konstantinidou, expressed gratitude to the donor's family. The event occurred shortly before Panhellenic Organ and Tissue Donation Day, observed on November 1.

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AHEPA University General Hospital · Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · Georgios Papanikolaou General Hospital · Hellenic Organ Donation Organization · Nikitas Papadopoulos

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ΕΟΜ δωρεά οργάνων: Δώρο ζωής στο νοσοκομείο Γεώργιος Παπανικολάου στη Θεσσαλονίκη [www.healthweb.gr]
Θεσσαλονίκη: Δωρεά οργάνων από 61χρονο που νοσηλευόταν στη ΜΕΘ του Παπανικολάου [myportal.gr]
Θεσσαλονίκη: Δωρεά οργάνων 61χρονου στο «Παπανικολάου» [www.naftemporiki.gr]