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South Aegean gives doctors housing in Kos to support hospital staffing
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South Aegean gives doctors housing in Kos to support hospital staffing

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The South Aegean Region will transfer a nine-apartment building in Kos to the region’s health authority for hospital doctors.
  • Regional officials say housing shortages make it harder to staff health facilities on the islands.
  • The region also provides monthly allowances to 89 island doctors and has begun similar support for 200 nurses and emergency medical workers.

Nine apartments in the city of Kos will be used to house doctors working at Kos General Hospital, under a decision by the South Aegean Region.

The regional council approved the transfer of the apartment building to the 2nd Health Region of Piraeus and the Aegean Islands at its meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos announced that the apartments would serve the hospital’s medical staff.

Hatzimarkos said doctors, nurses and emergency responders face serious housing problems on the islands. Finding accommodation, he said, has become an important factor in staffing healthcare facilities.

The region currently pays a monthly allowance to 89 doctors serving on South Aegean islands. It has also begun providing financial support to 200 nurses and emergency medical workers employed by Greece’s EKAB ambulance service.

The South Aegean Region said it continues to direct substantial resources toward public health, including infrastructure, medical equipment and support for healthcare personnel.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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