Peoples General Hospital | |
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Location | Athens, Greece |
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Construction started | 1933 |
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People's General Hospital (Greek : Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών «Λαϊκό») is a public teaching hospital in Athens, Greece. The hospital belongs to the Greek National Healthcare System under the 1st Healthcare Region of Attica [1] and comprises numerous clinics, labs, inpatient wards and outpatient departments.
Laiko General was established in 1933 as "Λαϊκόν Νοσοκομείον Αθηνών"(People's Hospital of Athens), a Legal Entity of Public Law in the location of the University pavilion in Goudi under the Ministry of Health (then referred to as the Ministry of State Hygiene and Perception). The hospital's founding purpose was to provide fundamental health services for indigent citizens-and was thus named "Λαϊκόν" (People's)-and the concurrent training of doctors, medical students and nurses. The hospital gradually expanded to include more departments, equipment and clinics and housed a Physical Therapy and Nursing School. [2]
Laiko General Hospital is organized under three main departments: Pathology, Surgery and Laboratory Depts. [3]
The hospital also has seven Centers of Expertise for Rare Diseases, namely: [4]
The Center for Rare skeletal diseases of Laiko General Hospital has been active since May 2018 as a reference center, while the positive opinion of the Central Health Council (KESY) on its recognition as a Center of Expertise has been forwarded to the Ministry of Health since May 2020 and publication in the official Government Gazette (FEK) is awaited. [5]
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The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is one of the institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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University General Hospital of Patras , is a public general hospital located next to the University of Patras. in Rio, Greece, just few kilometers away from the city of Patras.The construction of the hospital was completed in 1988 and a few months later it began operation. It is part of the ESY, the National Healthcare System of Greece. It was renamed General University Hospital of Patras - All Holy Theotokos the Helper in July 2009.
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