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Fire-Hit Greek Hospital in Istanbul Restored

The exterior restoration of the Balıklı Greek Hospital in Istanbul, which was severely damaged by a fire, has been completed, while interior renovations are ongoing, Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. The historic Balıklı Greek Hospital suffered extensive damage in a fire...

Greek Hospital in Istanbul Damaged by Fire

The Balıklı Greek Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district caught fire on Thursday. Firefighting crews from throughout the city rushed to the scene while patients, mostly elderly citizens, were carried outside on stretchers and wheelchairs. No casualties were reported. Istanbul's governorate...

Hospital in Northwestern Greece Nominated for International Energy Award

The state hospital of Grevena city, in northwestern Greece, can boast its successful attitude towards energy-saving techniques and of sustainable energy measures at work which will positively affect every single human being in and outside that hospital. Applying simple and...

Surgeons in Greek Hospital Reattach Woman's Arm Severed in Car Accident

Surgeons at Athens' "KAT" hospital were able to reattach a woman's arm after it was severed in a car accident in Crete earlier this week, the hospital said on Saturday. The 20-year-old patient was transferred by helicopter from Heraklion right...

Greek Health Center: Deaths from Flu Rise to 5

Another three people died in Greece last weekend from complications caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus raising the number of fatalities to 5, while 35 remain hospitalized in intensive care units, the country’s center for disease control and...

Greece on Alert After 3 People Die from Mutated Flu Virus

Three people already lost their lives due to a mutated flu virus strain (H3N2), while another 31 are currently being hospitalized in Intensive Care Units across Greece, stated the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO). The Center’s...

Greek Businessman Makis Psomiadis Passes Away at 61

Greek businessman and former owner of AEK FC Makis Psomiadis passed away, in the early hours of January 6. The football tycoon was driven to Elpis hospital by his son, Stavros. Upon his arrival he was unconscious and despite the...

Bribery Still Part of the Greek Health Sector

Up to 55.2% of the money paid by patients in Greek health sector establishments is not declared to the tax authorities. According to the General Inspector of Public Administration Leandros Rakintzis, one in three Greeks are still bribing doctors...

Greek Health Minister Xanthos' Warning about the Greek Healthcare System

The Greek healthcare system is in constant danger of a blackout, admitted Health Minister Andreas Xanthos, recognizing the citizens’ ordeal and economic burden. “The healthcare system condition is on the verge of falling apart and the government knows this,”...

12-Year-Old Migrant's Trip to Greece Takes a Toll on His Health

A 12-year-old boy, who was born with one kidney and suffers from serious health problems, made the courageous trip from Afghanistan to Greece along with his family, following the refugee path to Europe. However, the young boy had to abruptly...