The General Hospital of Western Attica "Agia Varvara" is a former nursing institution located in the Municipality of the same name.
History It began its operation in 1903, under the name "Kantharos". Three years later it was renamed Hospital of Smallpox Patients (Ευλογιόντων). In 1970, it acquired another name as the Public Hospital of Infectious Diseases (Δημόσιο Νοσοκομείο Λοιμωδών Νόσων), which is still used today, while it received its final name in 1987. In 1995, the name of the city where it is located was added to the title. The Hospital belongs to the 2nd Health Region of Piraeus and Aegean."Ξανανοίγει τις πόρτες του το Νοσοκομείο Αγία Βαρβάρα" Ανακτήθηκε στις 22/8/2019
In 2013, during the ministry of Adonis Georgiadis, the hospital ceased its operation as a tertiary hospital.Ρημάζουν τα μικρά νοσοκομεία στην Αττική -Υπολειτουργούν, υποβαθμίστηκαν ή έκλεισαν, 20/09/14, iefimerida.gr"Μαύρο" και λουκέτο σε πέντε νοσοκομεία, 19/06/2013, news247 The Artificial Kidney Unit and the regular outpatient clinics remained in operation in the building, while the majority of its staff was transferred to other hospitals. Furthermore, by a decision of the then Minister of Public Order, Nikos Dendias, it was planned to convert until then abandoned buildings near the hospital into accommodation centers for immigrants and vulnerable social groups. The change of use of the hospital's infrastructure caused reactions from the then opposition, local bodies, residents and staff.Πρωτοβουλία για τη διάσωση και αναβάθμιση του «Αγία Βαρβάρα (Λοιμωδών)», 23/07/2013 left.gr
In 2016, during the ministry of Andreas Xanthos, the following were transferred to his facilities: the Nice Prosthetic Center, the physical therapy clinic and the Mother, Child and Adolescent Protection Station that were located at the Nice Prosthetic Center.Σε (επανα)λειτουργία δημόσιες υπηρεσίες υγείας, 27/6/2016, ΕΠΟΧΗ
During the coronavirus pandemic in Greece in 2020, it was converted into a hospital for the exclusive treatment of patients suffering from the coronavirus.«Αγία Βαρβάρα» και «Παμμακάριστος»: Από τα «λουκέτα» του 2013, σήμερα στην πρώτη γραμμή κατά του κορωνοϊού, avgi.gr, 22 Μαρτίου 2020Κορωνοϊός: Νέα νοσοκομεία στην «πρώτη γραμμή» - Μετά την «Παμμακάριστο», τώρα το «Σωτηρία», protothema, 17/03/2020
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