“Uil and Uil Fpl of Messina reiterate with absolute firmness and determination its position regarding the future of the Mediterranean pediatric cardiological center located at the San Vincenzo hospital in Taorminaexcellent health reality that represents an essential point of reference for Sicily and for the entire Mediterranean basin. Any hypothesis of transfer or dismantling is not only unacceptablebut would constitute a short -sighted and deeply harmful choice towards the many small patients and all their family members, as well as for the heavy repercussions on the health, economic and employment level ». It reads in a UIL press release.
«Only a few days ago a newborn was operated that weighed only 1.5 kg, still linked to the umbilical cord, which saw the simultaneous involvement of 5 teams. Taormina, for her strategic position, the nearby existing infrastructures and the consolidated professional heritage, is the ideal place to continue to guarantee high assistance standards in the field of pediatric cardiac surgery “say Ivan Tripodi, secretary general Uil Messina, and Livio Andronico, general secretary of Fpl Messina. “Uil and Uil Fpl – concludes the note – strongly ask the national and regional governments to abandon any project that provides for the closure of the CCPM of Taormina and to open, instead, a serious discussion table aimed at enhancing and strengthening the activities of the pediatric center”.