Mesogeios Dialysis Centers Group is the largest private group of renal care service providers with a network of 6 units throughout Greece. The company ’s experience in renal care dates almost 20 years in treating patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. Medialyse Dialysis Center in Serres opened in November 2008 and is located a few kilometers off the city of Serres, at a mere distance of 10 kilometers from the Hospital of Serres, has ample parking and is surrounded by a massive garden.
Mesogeios Dialysis Center offers hemodialysis (HD) and hemodiafiltration (HDF) treatments with safety and quality in a highly-sophisticated environment with the use of state-of-the-art equipment. The unit includes a dialysis room of 200 square meters, has a capacity of 120 patients and 20 Fresenius Medical Care 5008S online hemodiafiltration machines, Highflux and lowflux polysulfone and helixone dialysis filters by FME are used, and there is a designated area for treating patients with Hepatitis B. In addition, the Dialysis Unit cooperates with the “White Cross” Athens Medical Center, as well as with affiliate vascular surgeons, for the immediate treatment of vascular access problems.
Theodoros Pliakogiannis
Scientific Director
Degree: Medical School, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Other Qualifications: Degree in English language
Apostolos Michalopoulos
Nephrologist
Degree: Medical School, Università degli studi di Brescia, Italia
Other Qualifications: Degree in English, French and Italian language
Nikolaos Lemonidis
Nephrologist
Degree: Medical School, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Other Qualifications: Degree in English language
Maria Magdalena Mpaliou
Nephrologist
Degree: Medical School, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
Other Qualifications: Degree in English and Romanian language
Evaggelia Pantazi
Head Nurse
Degree: Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Nursing
Technological Institute of Euklidi, Departiment of Nursing
Other Qualifications: Degree in English language
Mesogeios Dialysis Center in Chalkida implements a Quality Management System in accordance with EN ISO 9001:2008, by the internationally recognized Certification Body TÜV HELLAS (TÜV NORD), ensuring high quality in provided services and safe treatment. Additionally, the Dialysis Unit follows modern practices for water and waste management principles to reduce the environmental burden caused by the hemodialysis procedure.
The dialysis unit uses an advanced fresh air exchange system in all rooms. The rooms are equipped with individual TVs and internet stations, there is wireless Internet access (wifi), and snacks are provided to the patients during hemodialysis. There is continuous monitoring by a cardiologist and immediate solutions to vascular access problems by affiliated vascular surgeons. Medialyse Dialysis Center in cooperation with the vascular department of Athens Medical Centre Lefkos Stavros offer the placement of both temporary and permanent central venous hemodialysis catheters, as well as the thrombectomy and angioplasty of occluded arteriovenus grafts, the restoration of malfunctioning arteriovenus access and the creation of new hemodialysis access. The scientific personnel of the Dialysis Unit is comprised of nephrologists, nurses and a psychotherapist. The Dialysis Unit is affiliated with the National Organization for Healthcare services (EOPYY) as well as all insurance companies that cover the cost of the treatments performed.
