General University Hospital of Patras

University General Hospital of Patras  (Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρών), 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 (Greek: ΕΣΥ - Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας), the National Healthcare System of Greece. It was renamed General University Hospital of Patras - All Holy Theotokos the Helper  (Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρών Παναγία η Βοήθεια) in July 2009.

The hospital is affiliated with the University of Patras. It is teaching facility of University of Patras' School of Medicine and has earned a reputation as a respected medical center. With a capacity of 800 beds and an area of 75,000 sq. m. it is the largest Hospital in the region of Peloponnese and one of the largest hospitals in Greece with over 10,000 operations performed, and over 300,000 cases handled each year.

Purpose
University Hospital of Patras provides secondary and especially tertiary care to the citizens from the southwestern part of Greece. It supports the operation of university clinics, workshops and special units of the University of Patras' School of Medicine and provides training to doctors and other health care professionals and research development in the health sector.

Chapel of Holy Theotokos the Helper
In a few meters distance from the main building of the hospital lies a small Greek Orthodox church devoted to Theotokos. Inside the church is the miraculous icon of Holy Theotokos the Helper and relics of Saint Anthimus of Chios. The chapel is a place of praying for many of the visitors and patients of the hospital.