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The family of a 42-year-old woman has formally accused Larnaca General Hospital of major failures in patient care following an incident that left her in a critical condition with a severe brain hemorrhage. The complaint has been submitted to both the hospital’s administration and the Ministry of Health, prompting an official investigation by the State Health Services Organization (OKYpY).
According to the family, the woman was admitted on 15 January 2026 for a planned surgical procedure, which was carried out the following day. In the hours after the operation and throughout the evenings of 16 and 17 January, her condition was described as stable and satisfactory, with no signs of immediate danger.
The situation changed dramatically in the early hours of Sunday, 18 January. The family says they were informed at around 7:30 a.m. that the patient had fallen into a coma. They also report that earlier, on Saturday morning, she had asked for her urinary catheter to remain in place because she felt too weak to walk to the toilet, but her request was not accepted.
Later that Saturday night, after relatives had visited her in the gynecology ward, the woman reportedly called her family to say she had been repeatedly pressing the nurse call button for assistance to use the toilet. She told them that no one responded, forcing her to get up unassisted, which led to a fall. The family claims she fell a second time during the early hours of Sunday.
Hospital records cited in the complaint state that at approximately 6:20 a.m. on 18 January, the patient was discovered on the bathroom floor, lying face down, partially unclothed and wet. She was unconscious and in critical condition. Medical staff determined that she had suffered an extensive and devastating cerebral hemorrhage. She was intubated and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, where she remains fighting for her life.
In their letter, the family raises serious questions about the hospital’s response, including why nursing staff allegedly failed to answer repeated calls for help and why no routine checks were carried out in the patient’s room for several hours, despite her frequent use of the call bell during her hospitalization.
The family has requested a full and transparent investigation by the Ministry of Health. In response, OKYpY spokesperson Charalambos Charilaou confirmed via social media that an inquiry has already begun and that designated officers have been tasked with documenting the events surrounding the incident.
