PM Mitsotakis outlines creation of hospitals park in Thessaloniki during visit to Evosmos region

The creation of a health services park comprising several hospitals was outlined by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit to the area of Evosmos in Thessaloniki on Monday.

It will be built in the northwestern part of Thessaloniki, putting under one roof the hospitals 'Papageorgiou', the '424 Military Hospital' and the new 'Oncological Hospital' - with the latter to be erected in the former 'Karatassios' military camp. The Premier visited 'Karatassios' camp earlier in the day, accompanied by Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga, Deputy Macedonia & Thrace Minister Stavros Kalafatis and Deputy Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias.

Talking more about the government's plans for Western Thessaloniki, Mitsotakis said that the Thessaloniki metro project was restarted during the last four years of his government and is due to open to the public in 2024. He also mentioned bringing both the metro system and the suburban railway network (Proastiakos) to western regions in Thessaloniki.

Mitsotakis also visited the 'Modiano Market', a.k.a. 'Central Food Market of Thessaloniki', a historic building that has been renovated and restored.

At Modiano, Mitsotakis spoke with shopkeepers and said he is pleased with the fact that Modiano "is one more private [exemplary] investment project for a property that has come under the ownership of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), but is now being managed by private investors, highlighting Thessaloniki as a unique tourist and gastronomic destination," he noted.