Surgery on the Road to the Land of Promise–Ιmpact of the Refugee Crisis on the Greek Healthcare System: Results from a Surgical Department of a Tertiary Hospital
The findings reveal the profound economic and operational pressures on the NHS during the refugee crisis, highlighting the urgent need for resource optimization and policy reforms. Future studies should address long-term healthcare impacts to support more sustainable healthcare models amidst ongoing and future migration challenges.
Authors
- Christos Damaskos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5454-2564)
- Iason Psilopatis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-6242)
- Dionysios Prevezanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5393-8524)
- Anna Garmpi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0258-5965)
- Dimitrios Lamprinos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-9301)
- Nikolaos Garmpis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-0056)
- Eleni Efremidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0129-5835)
- Georgios Marinos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-8361)
- Gregory Kouraklis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9324-4327)
- Dimitrios Papoutsas
- Stavros Kourlakis
- Miltiadis-Panagiotis Papandroudis
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Medical University Plovdiv (BG)
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen (DE)
- Laiko General Hospital of Athens (GR)
- Hygeia Hospital (GR)
- University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (GR)
- Sotiria General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13090975
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00