The Ministry of Health is moving forward with a significant upgrade of infrastructure and services at Kalymnos Hospital, permanently resolving a long-standing water quality issue, reinforcing its medical staff with specialist doctors, and initiating the recruitment of six auxiliary employees. As Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis announced via a post on platform X, a modern water tank, chlorination, and distribution system is now fully operational.
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The post by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis
«During my recent visit to Kalymnos Hospital, we discussed specific problems, made specific commitments — and today those commitments are becoming reality. As of August 12th, for the first time since its founding, the hospital has a fully integrated water tank, chlorination, and distribution system, with three complete disinfection systems installed at the Vouvalion, the Chalikion, and the Artificial Kidney Unit. This has permanently resolved the hospital’s water problems, which frequently caused difficulties for our patients — especially those with kidney disease. At the Vouvalion, two 5-ton tanks were installed, along with a twin pressure system and a chlorination system with a water meter and membrane sensor. At the Chalikion, a 1-ton tank was installed along with a twin pressure system and a corresponding chlorination system. At the Artificial Kidney Unit, a chlorination system was added to the existing triple 6-ton tanks.
The hospital now tanks, disinfects, and distributes its own water supply through its network, with suitability for use in a healthcare facility verified through random sampling by a certified laboratory. At the same time, we are also putting into action our plan to bring more specialized health services closer to the residents of our border islands.
From July 7th to August 3rd, Christos Gogos, Director of Neurosurgery at Asklepieion Voulas Hospital, was transferred to Kalymnos. In less than a month, he examined 230 patients, performed 8 spinal surgeries and 1 emergency head operation, while maintaining a continuous presence in the Emergency Department and the hospital’s wards. Patients who would otherwise have had to be transferred to another island or to Athens received the specialized care they needed right where they live. The patients didn’t go to the NHS. The NHS went to the patients. And we’re not stopping there.
As we committed during our visit, an orthopedic team from Rhodes Hospital will travel to Kalymnos to carry out examinations and surgical procedures under Mr. Sokorelos. This represents a new pilot model of active NHS presence in border regions — one we launched in Kalymnos and intend to roll out more broadly.
At the same time, procedures have already begun for the recruitment of 6 auxiliary staff to further strengthen the hospital:
- 1 Radiologist
- 1 Registered Nurse (Technological Education)
- 1 Midwife (Technological Education)
- 2 Administrative Staff (Technological Education)
- 1 Administrative Staff (Secondary Education)
In our border islands, equal access to healthcare cannot simply be a declaration. It must be proven in practice. We made commitments. We are delivering on them. And we will continue to strengthen Kalymnos Hospital and the NHS across our islands.»
