List of hospitals in Greece
This is a list of hospitals in Greece. The list contains links to notable hospitals in Greece. As of 2005, there were 327 hospitals in Greece, including public and private hospitals.[1] The number of hospitals declined to 283 by 2017.[2]
Hospitals
[edit]The active Greek hospitals are listed in this table, along with their location, number of staffed beds, the year they opened and references. The Greek word agios (saint) is commonly used in names of hospitals. The oldest active hospital is the Elpis Hospital in Athens, founded in 1842.[3]
Attica
[edit]| Name (other name) |
Location | Established |
|---|---|---|
| 251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital | Athens | 1945 |
| 401 Hellenic Army General Military Hospital of Athens | Athens | 1904 |
| 414 Hellenic Army General Military Hospital Special Diseases | Penteli, Attica | 1952 |
| 417 NIMTS (Army Equity Fund Hospital) | Athens | 1946,[4] |
| Agia Eleni-Spiliopouleio Hospital | Athens | 1916 |
| Agioi Anargyroi Hospital | Kifissia, Athens | 1969 |
| Agios Savvas Anti-Cancer Hospital | Athens | 1935 |
| Aiginiteio Hospital | Athens | 1904 |
| Alexandra General Hospital | Athens | 1954 |
| Amalia Fleming General Hospital[Note 1] | Melissia, Athens | 1986 |
| Andreas Sygros Venereal and Dermatological Hospital | Athens | 1910 |
| Aretaio Hospital | Athens | 1898 |
| Asclepeion Hospital of Voula | Voula, Athens | 1921 |
| Attikon General Hospital | Chaidari, Athens | 2002 |
| Agios Panteleimonas General Hospital | Nikaia, Piraeus | 1952 |
| Aiginition Hospital | Athens | 1909[5] |
| Athens Day Care Center "Nikos Kourkoulos" | Athens | 2017 |
| Athens General State Hospital "Georgios Gennimatas" | Athens | 1958 |
| Athens Eye Hospital | Athens | 1854[3] |
| Agia Sofia Children's Hospital | Athens | 1901[3] |
| Daphni Psychiatric Hospital[Note 2] | Chaidari, Athens | 1925 |
| Dromokaiteio Psychiatric Hospital | Chaidari, Athens | 1887 |
| Elena Gynecological Hospital | Athens | 1933 |
| Elpis Hospital | Athens | 1842[3][7] |
| Evangelismos Hospital[Note 3] | Kolonaki, Athens | 1884[8][9][3] |
| Evgenidion Hospital | Athens | 1975 |
| Henry Dunant Hospital | Athens | 2000 |
| Hera Maternity Hospital (Private) | Cholargos, Athens | 1978 |
| Hygeia Hospital (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Athens) [Note 4] | Athens | 1970 |
| Iaso Maternity Hospital (Private) | Marousi, Athens | 1996 |
| Ippokrateion Hospital | Athens | 1908 |
| KAT Hospital | Kifissia, Athens | 1963 |
| Konstantopouleio Hospital "Agia Olga" | Nea Ionia, Athens | 1923 |
| Korgialeneio Benakeio Hellenic Red Cross Hospital | Athens | 1930 |
| Kythira General Hospital - Health Center "Triphyllio" | Kythira, Attica | 1953 |
| Laiko General Hospital[Note 5] | Athens | 1963 |
| Lyto Maternity Hospital (Private) | Athens | 1970 |
| Medical Center (Private) | Marousi, Athens | 1984 |
| Metaxa Anti-Cancer Hospital | Piraeus, Attica | 1967 |
| Metropolitan Hospital (Private) | Piraeus, Attica | 2001[11] |
| Mother Maternity Hospital (Private) | Marousi, Athens | 1979 |
| National Rehabilitation Center | Kamatero, Athens | 1945 |
| Naval Hospital of Athens | Athens | 1869 |
| Naval Hospital of Piraeus | Piraeus, Attica | 1924 |
| Onassio Cardiac Surgery Centre | Kallithea, Athens | 1992 |
| Pammakaristos General Hospital | Athens | 1953 |
| Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital | Athens | 1938 |
| Patisia Health Center | Athens | 2018 |
| Penteli Children's Hospital | Penteli, Attica | 1981 |
| Rhea Maternity Hospital (Private) | Palaio Faliro, Athens | 2007 |
| Sismanogleio General Hospital | Vrilissia, Athens | 1936 |
| Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital | Athens | 1902 |
| Thriasseio Western Athens General Hospital | Magoula, Attica | 1995 |
| Tzanio Hospital | Piraeus, Attica | 1873 |
Former hospitals
[edit]| Name (other name) |
Location | Operating period |
|---|---|---|
| First IKA Hospital, Formerly "Papadimitriou" | Melissia, Athens | 1936-2011 |
| Polykliniki General Hospital | Athens | 1903-2013 |
| Patisia General Hospital | Ano Patisia, Athens | 1968-2013 |
| General Hospital of Western Attica "Agia Varvara" | Agia Varvara, Athens | 1903-2013 |
| Nursing Merchant Marine Foundation | Melissia, Athens | 1948-1982 |
Thessaloniki
[edit]| Name (other name) |
Location | Established/New building |
|---|---|---|
| 424 Hellenic Army General Military Training Hospital | Thessaloniki | 1912 |
| Agios Loukas Hospital (Private) [Note 6] | Panorama, Thessaloniki | 1975[12] |
| AHEPA University Hospital | Thessaloniki | 1947 |
| Interbalkan Medical Center (Private) | Thessaloniki | 2000[9] |
| Ippokrateion General Hospital | Thessaloniki | 1908 (1983) |
| Papageorgiou General Hospital | Efkarpia, Thessaloniki | 1999 |
| Papanikolaou General Hospital | Exochi, Thessaloniki | 1920 |
| Thessaloniki Anti-Cancer Hospital "Theageneio" | Thessaloniki | 1895 |
| Thessaloniki General Hospital "Agios Dimitrios" | Thessaloniki | 1901 |
| Thessaloniki General Hospital "Agios Pavlos" | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | 1987 |
| Thessaloniki General Hospital "Georgios Gennimatas" | Thessaloniki | 1916 |
| Thessaloniki Psychiatric Hospital | Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki | 1917 |
| Thessaloniki Venereal and Skin Diseases Hospital | Thessaloniki | 1917 |
Former hospitals
[edit]| Name (other name) |
Location | Operating period |
|---|---|---|
| Second IKA Hospital "Panagia" | Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | 1952-2013 |
| Thessaloniki Special Diseases Hospital | Thessaloniki | 1894-2013 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Amalia Fleming General Hospital was named after Amalia Fleming, a notable physician.
- ^ The Daphni Psychiatric Hospital is the largest hospital in Greece.[6]
- ^ Evangelismo Hospital is the largest public general hospital in Greece
- ^ The Hygeia Hospital was the first private hospital in Greece.[10]
- ^ Peoples General Hospital was previously known as Laiko General Hospital
- ^ St. Luke's Hospital is a private hospital managed by Greek Med Top Partners
Gallery
[edit]Selected Greek hospitals
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417 NIMTS Army Equity Fund Hospital, Athens -
Agios Andreas Hospital, Patras -
Agios Pavlos General Hospital, Thessaloniki -
Agios Panteleimonas Hospital, Athens -
Aiginiteio Hospital, Athens -
Alexandra General Hospital, Athens -
Amalia Fleming Hospital, Athens -
Andreas Syggros Venereal and Dermatological Hospital, Athens -
Evangelismos Hospital, Athens -
General University Hospital of Patras, Rio, Patras -
KAT Hospital, Kifissia, Athens -
Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens
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See also
[edit]In ancient Greece, temples dedicated to the healer-god Asclepius, known as Asclepeion functioned as centres of medical advice, prognosis, and healing.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Greece Hospital System". ICU Management and Practice. 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Healthcare in Greece" (PDF). Deloitte. 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "The hospitals of Athens". Ekathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "The 76 years of operation of NIMTS Hospital". Greek defence news (in Greek). 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Eginition Hospital". Things to see in Athens. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΩΝ ΑΝΑΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΩΝ ΜΟΝΑΔΩΝ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ ΕΣΥ (PDF) (in Greek). www.tovima.gr. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "The hope of 156 years". Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Feature: Largest public hospital mirrors Greece's effective COVID-19 fight". Xinhua. April 26, 2020. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Medical List" (PDF). US Embassy, Athens. 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Timeline". Hygei Hospital. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT". Metropolitan Hospital. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "St. Luke's Hospital". Greek Med Top Partners. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Risse, G.B. Mending bodies, saving souls: a history of hospitals. 1990. p. 56
General references:
- "Hospitals in Greece". Athens Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2022.</ref>
- Risse, Guenter B. Mending Bodies, Saving Souls: A History of Hospitals (1999); world coverage
- Νοσοκομεία ανά Υγειονομική Περιφέρεια