The Aigio General Hospital (Greek: Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αιγίου), also known as General Hospital of Eastern Achaia - Unit of Aigio[1][2] is a public general hospital situated a few kilometres out of the town of Aigio in the Peloponnese peninsula of southern Greece. It has a capacity of 100 beds. The hospital performs the greatest number of laparoscopic surgeries in Greece, while more than 50,000 people are examined on a yearly basis.[citation needed] The total personnel of the hospital numbered 217 in 2013.[3] It supports the operation of two sectors.[4] The internal medicine sector (capacity 50 beds) has three departments: Internal Medicine (known as "pathology" in Greek medical practice), Cardiology and Paediatrics. The surgical sector (capacity 50 beds) has 6 departments: Surgical, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedic, Urological, Dental and Anaesthesiology. In 2007 the operating rooms of the surgery department were destroyed by fire and were totally rebuilt in 2008.[5]
| General Hospital of Aigio | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Aigio, Achaia, Greece |
| Coordinates | 38°14′31″N 22°04′22″E / 38.24201°N 22.07271°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 (new building 1995) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Greece |
Gallery
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Entrance view of the General Hospital of Aigio
References
edit- ^ [1][permanent dead link] Government Gazette (Greek: Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos) ΦΕΚ Β 1435/ 30.04.2012 regarding the organizational structure of the General Hospital of Aigio
- ^ [2] Operation of a modern CT scanner in the Aigio General Hospital (Newspaper "Peloponnisos", 03/07/2017)
- ^ "Πάτρα: H αξιολόγηση των νοσοκομείων - 1.183 κρεβάτια στο νομό Αχαΐας - 0,48 γιατρός, 1,08 νοσηλευτής και 0,70 λοιπό προσωπικό ανά οργανική κλίνη!". 7 October 2013.
- ^ [3][permanent dead link] Government Gazette (Greek: Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos) ΦΕΚ Β 1435/ 30.04.2012 regarding the organizational structure of the General Hospital of Aigio
- ^ [4][permanent dead link] Reconstruction of the operation theaters of Aigio hospital and renewal of equipment, Public Enterprise for the Construction of Medical Units (DEPANOM)