Greece's biggest hospital struggles as austerity cuts bite

The Guardian: As Greece faces the most important election in a generation, its public healthcare system is on the verge of total collapse -   June 20, 12

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As Greece faces the most important election in a generation, its public healthcare system is on the verge of total collapse, with many hospitals forced to cancel operations. Greek documentary maker Aris Chatzistefanou, whose films Debtocracy and Catastroika have made him one of the most exciting young voices in Europe was given access to Nikaia hospital to meet the doctors struggling to keep their patients alive and the system working

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