| 417 Army Equity Fund Hospital | |
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 Partial view of the main building from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Athens, Attica, Greece |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 405 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website (only in Greek) |
| Lists | Hospitals 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.
- ^ Article about the 76 years of operation of NIMTS Hospital in the Greek defence news website defencereview.gr (26 February 2018) (in Greek)
- ^ 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)