Aigio Hospital Unit 
HISTORY
Brief History of the Hospital
The hospital building was constructed in the late 1940s by the organization Greek War Relief Association and the major Greek-American organization AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association). A total of seven similar hospitals were built in various rural regions affected by the war. Adamantia Agriou, wife of Konstantinos Agrios (executed by German forces in Kalavryta on December 13, 1943), emigrated to the United States in 1945 and led the fundraising committee responsible for financing the construction of the hospital.
In March 1955, the Kalavryta General Hospital was officially established with a capacity of “at least 30 beds” (Government Gazette 59A'/10-03-1955).
In May 1983, very strong winds destroyed part of the hospital’s metal roof, at a time when the hospital had 34 beds. In the years that followed, the roof underwent a complete reconstruction.
The hospital was renamed Prefectural General Hospital – Kalavryta Health Center (Government Gazette 167B'/08-04-1987).
The organizational structure of the Aigio General Hospital was merged with that of the Kalavryta General Hospital – Health Center into a new unified entity named East Achaia General Hospital (Joint Ministerial Decision Υ4α/οικ.123818/2012, Government Gazette 3486/B/31-12-2012). The total capacity of the unified Legal Entity under Public Law (NPDD) was set at 120 beds.
Kalavryta Hospital remains the only healthcare facility in Mountainous Achaia, serving the fourth-largest municipality in Greece by area, the Municipality of Kalavryta. It has a capacity of 20 beds within the Internal Medicine Division, supported by a Laboratory Division. The hospital covers the essential healthcare needs of the small population remaining in the region, as well as local schools, sports associations, and the Ski Center, which attracts thousands of visitors each year.
