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Maritime benevolence

he was hospitalised and intubated, to a
specialised Transplant Centre in Turin
that had secured a liver transplant was
deemed necessary. The boy was imme-
diately transported in the new state-of-
the-art Beechcraft King Air 360C air-
craft donated to the Hellenic Ministry
of Health by the Stavros Niarchos Foun-
dation (SNF) in May 2025. This particular
aircraft was the most suitable choice for
the boy’s air transport, as it met both the
necessary medical and technical speci-
fications and the required safety condi-
tions, given the distance and duration
of the flight. Subsequently, following the
boy’s smooth air transfer to Turin, the
transplant was completed successfully.
The Ministry of Health, the National
Centre for Emergency Care (EKAV), and
the Air Force responded immediately.
The SNF expressed its gratitude to the
medical and nursing staff who selflessly
contributed to the successful outcome
shared request of the local community of the incident – from the Health Centre
for his support in the restoration and of Metsovo and the General Hospital of
renovation of the island’s historic church. Ioannina G. Hatzikosta to the General
Following this request, the President of University Hospital of Patras – and, of
Contships Management Inc. announced course, to the medical team and the
that he would fully fund the complete EKAV paramedic who accompanied
restoration of the Church of Saint Nich- him to Turin.
olas with a budget of €650,000, in As part of its $1 billion-plus Global
memory of his parents, Diamantis and Health Initiative (GHI) – its largest ini-
Anastasia Pateras, and his grandparents, tiative to date – the SNF has supported
Nikolas and Maritsa Pateras. the procurement of five aircraft (three
This joyous news filled the hearts of aeroplanes and two helicopters) to
Oinoussians around the world with deep strengthen EKAV’s Air Ambulance Ser-
emotion and happiness, according to the vices. The implementation of the grant
Mayor, who stated: “Our land, the birth- was made possible through a collabo-
place of many of our country’s great ben- ration between SNF and the Hellenic
efactors and donors, expresses its pro- Ministry of Health, which has owner-
found gratitude to the great benefactor, ship of the aircraft, EKAV, which uses
Mr Nikolas Diam. Pateras, and his family, them, and the Hellenic Air Force, which
and wishes him abundant health, bless- assists in flight operations. During their
ings, and the grace of Saint Nicholas, first four years of operation (June 2021-
the patron saint of our island and our lives. March 2025), the five aircraft carried
May he grant eternal rest to the souls out nearly 3,500 patient transports
of his ancestors”. all across Greece.

SNF-supported air ambulance Announcement of the 8
th
transports 15-year-old to Italy round of the “Points of
for emergency transplant Support” Programme’s results
At the end of July 2025, news of a The eighth round of the “Points of
15-year-old boy who suffered acute liver Support” Programme, which started
failure following a heatstroke shocked in 2015 and has to date funded a total
Greece. His transfer from the Paediatric of 191 projects with more than 104,000
Intensive Care Unit of the General Uni- beneficiaries, is a collaborative initiative
versity Hospital of Patras (Rio), where of the John S. Latsis Public Benefit

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