NIMTS

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417 Army Equity Fund Hospital
417 NIMTS Veterans' Fund Army Hospital.jpg
Partial view of the main building from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.
Geography
LocationAthens, Attica, Greece
Organisation
Care systemPublicly funded health care
TypeClinical
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds405
History
Opened1946
Links
WebsiteOfficial website (only in Greek)
ListsHospitals in Greece

The 417 Army Equity Fund Hospital (Greek: 417 Νοσηλευτικό Ίδρυμα Μετοχικού Ταμείου Στρατού), commonly known by its acronym as NIMTS (Greek: Ν.Ι.Μ.Τ.Σ.),[1] is a public general hospital located in the centre of Athens, Greece, near the Megaro Moussikis metro station.

According to its founding law (AN 1137/1946),[2] NIMTS is a Legal Entity of Public Law, which is overseen by the Ministry of National Defence, through the Hellenic Army General Staff.

The hospital consists of two multi-storey buildings with a total capacity of 405 beds. The second building which is called the "new wing" (νέα πτέρυγα) was inaugurated in 1981. More than 100,000 patients are examined on a yearly basis and more than 15,000 patients are hospitalized. It employs around 1,000 people.

Gallery[]

  • 417 NIMTS second building

  • 417 NIMTS second building front view

References[]

  1. ^ Article about the 76 years of operation of NIMTS Hospital in the Greek defence news website defencereview.gr (26 February 2018) (in Greek)
  2. ^ Legislative decree of the foundation of the hospital (ΝΔ 1137/1946 "Περί κυρώσεως και κωδικοποιήσεως των διατάξεων των αφορωσών το Νοσηλευτικόν Ιδρυμα Μετοχικού Ταμείου Στρατού -ΝΙΜΤΣ") (pdf, in Greek)

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