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MARITIME INDUSTRY BENEVOLENCE

“HAPPY HEART” –ONASSIS CARDIAC work achieved by a hospital donated to the Greek
SURGERY CENTER LAUNCHES ITS NEW state – one that has transformed the public
AWARENESS AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGN healthcare landscape in Greece and continues
FIGHTING AGAINST CARDIOVASCULAR to help advance the medical sciences on an inter-
DISEASE national level.
“Happy Heart” –a new Onassis Cardiac Surgery
Center campaign fighting against cardiovascular ONEX NEORION SHIPYARDS AND
disease– is heading out onto the streets, appear- INTERAMERICAN RENEW THEIR
ing in newspapers and magazines, and popping COOPERATION FOR THE PROVISION OF
up on our screens to remind everyone that pre- IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO
vention is the only path to a healthy heart, and to THE RESIDENTS OF SYROS
good health overall. ONEX Neorion wanting to remain a steadfast
Through a series of amusing set-ups, the cam- supporter of critical services for the community
paign urges everyone to adopt healthy habits. It of Syros, has renewed its partnership with Inter-
makes clear that hearts are kept strong by the american for a second year, insuring, through
everyday decisions we make, which is why they sponsorship, all residents of the island of Syros
must be the right ones. with the company’s Immediate Medical Assis-
The research is clear: heart disease is the number tance program.
one cause of death and illness worldwide, with The agreement is an initiative of ONEX NEORION
its effects increasing significantly with age. And SHIPYARDS as part of ONEX Group’s social con-
in Greece, these numbers are relentlessly on the tribution. It provides a number of critical emer-
rise. gency medical assistance services to the local
Boasting over one million patient appointments community of Syros, such as:
and tens of thousands of heart operations since - Emergency air transport service, complemen-
opening its doors in 1993, the Onassis Cardiac tary to the public health system, upon medical
Surgery Center knows the importance of good advice, for cases requiring immediate medical
habits in keeping our hearts healthy and strong. treatment in hospitals on the mainland. The Syros
This campaign builds on three full decades of General Hospital doctors activate the service
according to the protocol for serious cases of
illness or accident that need to be transferred
if the National Centre for Emergency Care’s air
transport is unavailable.
- 24-hour medical consultation services through
Interamerican’s 1010 telephone line.
The insurance coverage program for Syros’ resi-
dents by ONEX Neorion Shipyards and Interam-
erican has contributed greatly to local citizens’
critical incident care and medical assistance.
By way of example, since the implementation of
the group insurance policy last year, three emer-
gency airlifts were carried out, of which two were
carried out by aircraft and one by helicopter. All
cases were evacuated to Athens.

JOHN D. PATERAS FOUNDATION: FOUR
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2022-2023
ACADEMIC YEAR
The John D. Pateras Foundation recently
announced its 2022-2023 academic year schol-
arships. More specifically, by decision of the
Board of Directors and after final approval of
the competent State Agency, the John D. Pateras
Foundation has announced a total of 4 scholar-
ships for undergraduate studies at domestic uni-
versities. As announced, scholarship applicants
will be personally notified of the outcome of their
application.

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