A 42-year-old woman, Georgia, passed away two weeks after undergoing a hysterectomy at Larnaca General Hospital. She remained in a coma and her condition was irreversible. According to a complaint from a family member obtained by SigmaLive, hospital staff allegedly mistreated her. Her medical record states she was “found face down, partially undressed and wet on the restroom floor.”
Police and OKYPY investigate
Larnaca police spokesperson Spyros Chrysostomou confirmed authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding her care. He said the patient reportedly fell while attempting to get out of bed, injuring her head, and had been intubated until her death.
Chrysostomou added that, following a family complaint, authorities and the Cyprus Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) are reviewing the actions of medical and paramedical staff to determine if negligence or omissions occurred.
OKYPY spokesman Charalambos Charilaou stated that the organisation is conducting a full investigation and cooperating with police.
Family raises concerns
The family alleges the patient requested not to have her catheter removed due to limited mobility, but staff ignored her request. She reportedly attempted to call for help in the hospital but received no assistance, leading to her falls. Her medical records show her found on the restroom floor early on 18 January, several hours after the first fall.
The family highlights multiple issues:
- Catheter removal despite her request
- Lack of staff response to calls for help
- Delayed discovery of her condition, resulting in hypothermia
- Absence of neurosurgical examination despite head injury
- Need for independent review to determine if cerebral hemorrhage resulted from falls
The family also objected to the planned cessation of sedation, citing the absence of adequate medical evaluation or intervention to improve her condition.
The family’s full complaint:
“With this letter, I would like to bring to your attention a particularly serious incident concerning the hospitalisation of our sister (…), born on (…), at Larnaca General Hospital.
Our sister was admitted to the hospital on 15/01/2026 and underwent a scheduled hysterectomy on 16/01/2026. Both on 16/01/2026 and the evening of 17/01/2026, when we last saw her, her condition was very good, and there was no indication that she was in immediate danger.
However, a few hours later, at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday 18/01/2026, we were notified that our sister had fallen into a coma. Before we arrived at the hospital, we were informed again that a CT scan showed a stroke and that from that time onwards we were told her condition was irreversible. Based on the CT results, Nicosia General Hospital did not accept her, and no neurosurgeon from any state hospital examined her to assess her clinical condition.
After the incident, we requested a copy of her medical file, which states that our sister was found at 6:20 a.m. on 18 January, lying face down on the bathroom floor, half-naked and wet. I note that on the morning of Saturday she had requested that her catheter not be removed, due to her inability to go to the toilet alone, but her request was ignored.
Our sister suffers from multiple sclerosis, a fact known to the medical and nursing staff. In addition, she has an implanted neurostimulator for incontinence, which was also known to them. At 7:30 p.m. on 18/01/2025, after our visit to the gynaecology ward, she called us to say that she had been pressing the call button to be taken to the toilet, but no one responded. As a result, she got up on her own and fell.
The second fall occurred around 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, according to messages and phone calls to a family member asking for help. At 2:57 a.m., the family member sent her a message, to which she did not respond.
The initial information we received was that she had fallen out of bed, while the medical file states she was found in the bathroom. These contradictions are serious and make a full and thorough investigation necessary.
The concerns and issues arising are as follows:
First, the catheter was removed despite the patient’s explicit request for it to remain.
Second, the nursing staff did not respond to the patient’s calls for help.
Third, the patient was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with hypothermia, indicating a delay in discovering her, as the file states she was found at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday.
Fourth, no neurosurgeon appeared to examine her. Initially, we were told that two neurosurgeons had examined her, but today, 20/01/2026, the attending intensivist, Mr Triantafyllou, informed us that no neurosurgeon had examined her, as it was deemed unnecessary.
Fifth, we request an immediate investigation of the events, an examination by a neurosurgeon (including from abroad if required), as well as a forensic examination to determine whether the brain haemorrhage was caused by the falls.
Sixth, we were informed today that they intend to discontinue sedation tomorrow, 21/01/2026. On our part, this decision has not been accepted, as until now no substantial efforts have been made to improve her condition.
We hope for your prompt and positive response. We also reserve all our legal rights.”
Also read: Larnaca Hospital investigation after patient in coma
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