
Leros Doctors Dispute Union Claims About Emergency Department
Two general practitioners said understaffing at Leros Hospital must not be confused with absence and called for accurate reporting of emergency department cover.


Two general practitioners said understaffing at Leros Hospital must not be confused with absence and called for accurate reporting of emergency department cover.

The doctor responsible for Leros Hospital's artificial kidney unit rejected claims that he had been absent and said official records showed continuous on-call duty.

About the course of the tourist season, the infrastructure projects and the strong ties of the island with Rhodes, he spoke on the radio station Real Voice 99.5 and on the show...

Xenia Soulou, whose father is from Leros, scored 18,400 points in Greece's 2026 national examinations and secured her first-choice dentistry place.

Mayor Timotheos Kottakis outlined a EUR 936,000 restoration plan for the Xerokampos waste site and two rural road projects worth about EUR 1.5 million.

The doctors' union said Leros Hospital lacked several critical specialists at the height of summer and called for permanent recruitment across island health services.

Expectant mothers on Leros were invited to apply for baby kits through a programme supporting newborn children and families.

The Hellenic Folklore Ensemble from Canada was to join a two-night dance event exploring tradition and the modern world on Leros.

ANNOUNCEMENT – On the occasion of yesterday's fire in the Tsigouna area, citizens are kindly requested not to deposit waste in the bins until the afternoon hours, as the collect...

Firefighters, volunteers, residents and aerial crews worked to contain a fire near the former landfill on Mount Tsigouna on Leros.

Dodecanese MP Manos Konsolas proposed state support for island water services facing drought, high desalination costs, debt and staffing shortages.

Author Christos Antoniadis was to present Small Seas, a book about Leros and a chance discovery that fractures history, at the municipal library.

The historic buildings of Leros on the cover of an important new international volume on the ethics of cultural heritage.His four-year research projectDr. Andreas Pantazatouif....

The Autonomous Directorate of Civil Protection & Climate Crisis of the South Aegean Region informs thaton 15-7-2026, according to the Daily Fire Risk Forecast Map drawn up b...

INVITATION - We invite you on Saturday 18/07/2026 at 21:00 at the beach of Gourna, to the "Alonari - Agroti Festival", organised by The Municipality of Leros with a traditional...

Piraeus port authorities published Blue Star Ferries schedules linking the mainland with Leros and other Dodecanese islands from 13 to 19 July.

A Leros resident called for urgent staffing action after her son had to travel to Rhodes for treatment because no orthopaedic doctor was available.

The third Ionia Celebrations festival on Leros was to present traditional dances and folklore from Patras, Asvestochori, Rhodes and Thebes.

Leros council president Panagiotis Koumbaros praised the island hospital's staff and facilities after his father received treatment there.

The PASOK Member of Parliament for Dodecanese, Head of KTE Development and Deputy Secretary of State, brings to the Parliament the serious delays and long hours of inconvenience...

The Municipality of Leros invited the public to an event honouring author and folklorist Erasmia-Maria Angelidou for her cultural contribution.

Leros mayor Timotheos Kottakis praised volunteer firefighters and residents who helped emergency services respond to a fire near the controlled facility.

ANNOUNCEMENT – The Water Supply Service, due to works on the water supply network in the area of Agia Marina near the Post Office, will proceed with a traffic stop on Monday 6...

The Leros Express was barred from sailing after a fault developed in its port main engine outside Agia Marina harbour.

Leros Municipal Council retained its existing leadership and elected members of the municipal committee for the second half of the current term.