The AHEPA University General Hospital ( el, Πανεπιστημιακό Νοσοκομείο ΑΧΕΠΑ), also known as AHEPA Hospital, is considered one of the biggest hospitals in Greece, based in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

. Covers 680 beds and all the spectrum of medical and surgical specialities of medicine as well as the psychiatric sector. Is associated with the 4th Health District of Health Services of Macedonia and Thrace as an independent service, with administrative and economic autonomy. The central service of AHEPA hospital is located in the territory of

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...

, within the administrative region of the municipality of Thessaloniki. It is a major teaching hospital and part of the ESY ( el, ΕΣΥ - Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας), the National Healthcare System of Greece. The structured areas of the hospital cover 50,000 sqm, built in several time points, to cope with the emerging needs.

History

AHEPA University Hospital was founded in 1947 with the economic support of the

AHEPA The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA, usually referred to as the Order of AHEPA) is a fraternal organization founded on July 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia. AHEPA was founded to fight for civil rights and against discrim ...

, which is a Greek organization in the United States of America. It opened for the public in 1951, during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Practically though, the hospital started its normal operation in March 1953. In 1955, the Swedish

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organisation ''Rädda Barnen'' (Swedish chapter of

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) made a new donation to the hospital. This donation was used in order to construct the

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pavilion with a total of 100 beds. The university's paediatric

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was settled in this new pavilion in 1958.

External links

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