South Aegean Regional Governor Giorgos Hatzimarkos has approved another public healthcare infrastructure project under the South Aegean 2021–2027 Programme.
The project will install fire-protection systems at Leros State Hospital and Health Centre and Vouvaleio General Hospital and Health Centre on Kalymnos. It falls under the programme's priority for developing and improving social infrastructure.
The total budget is €728,196.09, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
The work includes integrated firefighting and fire-protection systems at both facilities. Plans cover firefighting networks, hose cabinets and water tanks, fire detection and automatic suppression, improved passive fire protection, and escape-route signs and lighting.
The project also provides staff training and evacuation exercises to strengthen preparedness and safety at the healthcare facilities.
It is scheduled to begin on 1 December 2026 and be completed by 30 June 2028. The beneficiary is the 2nd Regional Health Authority of Piraeus and the Aegean.
The project forms part of the region's wider plan to improve island healthcare infrastructure, raise service standards and strengthen patient and staff safety.
Hatzimarkos said, “We invest in public health consistently and persistently, with the care and dedication that produce results. The hospitals of Kalymnos and Leros, working with the 2nd Regional Health Authority and the Health Ministry, submitted their proposal for new, modern fire-safety systems.
“Our region's European funding enables us to meet this need too. We direct European resources towards public health as a priority, a priority resulting from a political decision. As we have said before, progress comes through work.”
