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01 September 2018
Cornerstone ceremony for the New San Raffaele Hospital Milan

On the 10th of September 2018, GK Investment Holding Group Chairman Kamel Ghribi was proud to attend a special ceremony held to mark the laying of the cornerstone for the new operating block and emergency room wing of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. The event embodied the great aspirations of this hospital group, which prides itself in being driven by clinical excellence!

The latest addition to the San Raffaele hospital will be upon completion a state of the art structure combining architecturally clean and simple lines conceived to give the appearance of an iceberg. The symbolic form ofthis avant-garde building was chosen to echo the high standards of environmental sustainability demanded by the San Donato Hospital Group Presidents. Constructed from glass using high-tech materials designed to reduce external pollution and kill internal bacteria, the Iceberg will also be covered in specially treated white ceramic strips that will react with water to transform smog into salts, thus reducing energy consumption by 60%.

Furthermore, graceful hanging gardens, led lighting, fixtures made from recycled plastic and titanium dioxide treated floors that will help to keep the environment sterile, all mean that this state-of-the art building will have the lowest possible environmental impact as well as being a pleasant surrounding for both patients and operators. Among the many dignitaries and VIPs in attendance at this illustrious grand foundation stone ceremony were politicians from the Italian government, diplomats from the Embassies and Consulates of Tunisia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia and Oman to name but a few. Photos: Kamel Ghribi with GSD Foundation President Dr. Gilda Gastaldi, Milan Prefecture Chief Luciana Lamorgese and Dr. Enrico Cucchiani, President of the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. Kamel Ghribi at the laying of the foundation stone with GSD Foundation President Dr. Gilda Gastaldi, Milan Prefecture Chief Luciana Lamorgese.

From left to right Prof.Samir Khleif MD Researcher, Director of the GRU Cancer Center Augusta Universtiy, Kamel Ghribi and Dr. Paolo Rotelli President of the San Donato Hospital Group. Kamel Ghribi with ex-Governor of Lombardy the Hon. Roberto Maroni Kamel Ghribi with Jordanian Ambassador H.E Fayiz Fahran Saleh Khouri Kamel Ghribi with the Hon. Maria Elena Boschi ex Secretary of the Council of Ministers From left to right: Tunisian Ambassador H.E. Moezeddine Sinaoui, GSD Foundation President Dr. Gilda Gastaldi, Dr. Nader Saad Plastic Surgeon Beirut – Dubai, Radio France 24 Journalist Sonitta Nader, Kamel Ghribi, Dr. Paolo Rotelli President of the San Donato Hospital Group, Dr. Mireille Laforge, Researcher of the CNRS Paris Descartes From right to left: UAE Consul General in Milan H.E. Abdullah Hassan Obaid Alshamsi, Tunisian Ambassador H.E. Ambassador Moezeddine Sinaoui, Jordanian Ambassador H.E Fayiz Fahran Saleh Khouri, JordanianConsul General and Dr. Paolo Rotelli President of the San Donato Hospital Group. GSD President Dr. Paolo Rotelli; Kamel Ghribi and GSD Foundation President Dr. Gilda Gastaldi