Calamos Supports Greece

POEDIN

Greek Hospital Reveals Shocking 100% ICU Death Rate

A Greek hospital's ICU mortality rate is almost 100% according to a report released by hospital workers union POEDIN on Thursday. 

1500 Refugees Live in Squalor at Greek Psychiatric Hospital

Fifteen hundred migrants and refugees are living under squalid conditions at the Leros Psychiatric Hospital, along with 154 patients, according to a complaint by the Panhellenic Union of Public Hospital Employees (POEDIN). The public hospital workers union says that there...

Greek Hospital Workers, Police Clash in Anti-Austerity Protest (video)

Members of the national union of public hospital workers (POEDIN) on Monday clashed with police in a protest outside the Finance Ministry over ongoing austerity. Police fired tear gas at protesters who tried to storm the ministry building. Some protesters...

Tsipras Promises Hundreds of New Health Clinics as Unionists Protest Cuts (video)

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras received a hostile welcome by dozens of health care employees as he arrived at the Ministry of Health on Friday morning. Trade Unionists of POEDIN (Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Employees) expressed their dismay at the...

Doctors Union: Greece's State Hospitals Facing Severe Nursing Staff Shortages

The national federation of Greek hospital workers (POEDIN) has announced that at the country's sate hospitals one in three full-time nursing positions are vacant. The shortage of nurses mean a one nurse to 40 patient ratio at state hospitals around the...

Greek Health Workers Build Wall at Health Ministry Entrance [video]

. Protesting public health system workers shut the entrance of the ministry of health premises by building a cement tile wall and posting a sign saying "We have moved to Brussels." Doctors, nurses and public hospital staff found this inventive way...

Greek Hospital Workers Union Complains of Ambulance Shortage Problem

Greece's Public Hospital Workers Union (POEDIN) has lodged a complaint regarding the few ambulances available to serve the needs of people whose lives are at risk. Examples are numerous, such as the recent case of an emergency that required...

Greek Health Minister Wary of Frail National Health System

Greek Health Minister Andreas Xanthos addressed the poor condition of the Greek National Health System (ESY) during an interview with Greek newspaper Kathimerini. “A large number of clinics have barely enough staff, so the smallest loss could upset the balance,” Kathimerini quotes...

Greece's Public Hospital Staff to Strike Over Shortages

  Staff at Greece’s public hospitals have decided to strike to protest staff shortages and a lack of basic materials. The employees pinpoint the Greek Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, as the one responsible for the situation. In particular, the employees’ federation...

Greek Doctors and Hospital Employees on 48-hour Strike

The doctors and employees of the Greek public hospitals announced that they are going on a 48-hour strike this Wednesday and Thursday. The strike is a reaction to the demands of both troika and the Greek government. In particular,...