Symi Chat

I've heard some of the ex-pats on the island talking about how good the health service is, and how much better they thought it was than in the UK. I did wonder whether, in the light of the financial problems in Greece, it was something that they had had to cut back spending on. Fortunately, I've never had to avail myself of treatment apart from getting something from the pharmacy for a sunburnt foot, but does anyone know whether the service is still as good or whether it has suffered in the financial crisis?

I've heard that Rhodes hospital (the public one, not Euromedica) no longer offers treatment in some specialities due to funding cuts, and local patients go to Crete or Athens. It's doubtful if this would affect tourists to any extent as the idea has always been to stabilise whatever condition they have so they can safely return home to complete their treatment, and the emergency facilities are still in full operation, as are most hospital departments.