HEALTH CENTRES
Agios Nikolaos Health Centre has a website, in both Greek and English. The web address is http://www.kyagiounikolaou.gr/ . The site has information on the main health centre in Ag. Nikolaos, plus opening times for the centres in Kardamyli, Platsa and Kambos, There are details of services available, programs running, and personnel. There is also information about Heat stroke. (This is a Word file which you can download.)
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Ag. Nikolaos Health Centre is open 24 hours, tel.: 27210-77210. They will help with first-aid and a variety of medical problems. If you should be unable to get to the health centre, the doctor will come to your home, but only in case of emergency . Treatment is free for all. Holding a European healthcard entitles you to reclaim 80 % of medication costs, but arrangements for collecting refunds, vary from country to country.
The Health Centre carries out blood and/or urine tests, for cholesterol, blood sugar, and about 30 other tests. You have to pay for these tests. A doctor will come to your home to take blood, if the patient is confined to bed. For an appointment please call Ioanna Karamitri, tel. 27210-78226 or e-mail ioanna.karamitri@1611.syzefxis.gov.gr
Ambulance: The Health Centre owns an ambulance, usually on duty 24 hours a day. Call 27210-77210 or the central number 166.
Kalamata hospital is situated north of Kalamata on the right hand site of Athinon Street after the airport intersection, tel.: 27210-46000.
For further information on Peloponnes’ hospitals please check http://www.ellada.net/ellada/hospitals-peloponnese.php
GIVING BLOOD
Ag. Nikolaos health center
In this area you have the opportunity to give blood at the Ag. Nikolaos health centre. The blood bus from Kalamata comes twice a year, the clinic knows the date 20 days in advance.
Kalamata hospital
At other times you can donate your blood at Kalamata hospital. The blood donor centre is in the ground floor and is usually open 9 – 1 am every day, but phone to check (Tel. 27210-46000).
To give blood you have to be less than 60 years, healthy and not on any medication.
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