Service· Karpathos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean

Karpathos General Hospital (Pigadia)

35° 31.7′ N · 27° 11.7′ E

The island's general hospital, 'Agios Ioannis o Karpathios', sits on the hill just north of Pigadia: the main medical facility between Rhodes and Crete for crews in this area.

Practical

About 2 km from the harbour by taxi (OSM position). Hippocrates Quick Med Clinic, a private clinic, is in town near the waterfront at 35.5076, 27.2119 (OSM). In Olympos there is a Health Centre, +30 22450 51201 (aegeanislands.gr). Barbaros notes that only basic medical care is available on the island; serious cases are flown to Rhodes or Crete.

Best for

Medical help in the southern Dodecanese