Service· Poros· Greece — Ionian, Saronic & Argolic

Poros Clinic & Pharmacies

37° 29.9′ N · 23° 27.2′ E

Poros has a small state clinic (Polyvalent Regional Clinic) and two pharmacies on the town squares a few steps from the quay; the full Health Centre is across the strait in Galatas.

Practical

Coordinate is the pharmacy on Plateia Karamanou (OpenStreetMap node 1755945794), listed by visitporos.com as Roidis pharmacy 'in the centre of Poros'; a second pharmacy is on Plateia Iroon (OSM 37.49859N 23.45235E), and visitporos.com also lists the Kanatsidi pharmacy. The clinic itself is not mapped: ask at a pharmacy or the port police. Phones (visitporos.com): Polyvalent Regional Clinic 22980 22600; Galatas Health Centre 22983 20300; port police 22980 22274; municipal emergency line 15303. Efsyn (April 2020) reports the clinic running with one permanent doctor, sometimes closed when that doctor covers Galatas shifts and for about 15 days in August, with no night cover; out of hours the doctor and ambulance come from Galatas and the delay can be an hour or more. For anything serious at night, call 166 (national ambulance) or 112. Private doctors listed by visitporos.com include a GP and an internist on Plateia Iroon.

Best for

Prescriptions, minor ailments and finding a doctor