Greece health system

The Greek government has presented the National Electronic Health Record, a system designed to centralize medical data from both public and private healthcare providers. 

A trauma center is a specialize hospital or unit equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds.

Using X (formerly Twitter), Papanikolaou accused the hospital administration of attempting to cover up the event.

Ongoing scandals in Greece’s military hospitals: malpractice, tragedy, and urgent calls for reform.

In efforts to slash waiting lists, Mitsotakis said the Greek public will have access to 37,000 free evening surgeries as of Nov. 28.

Georgiadis acknowledged delays in the implementation of the 37,000 free afternoon surgeries, attributing them to the European elections, which unexpectedly impacted such matters.

Between 2020 and 2021, around 6.5% of Greeks were unable to cover their healthcare needs, compared to an EU average of about 2%, making it more than three times higher.

More than half of all Greeks are expressing dissatisfaction with the public and private health system marking a 21.2% rise over 2023.