417 Army Equity Fund Hospital | |
Location: | Athens |
Region: | Attica |
Country: | Greece |
Healthcare: | Public |
Type: | District General |
Emergency: | Yes |
Beds: | 405 |
Founded: | 1946 |
Website: | Official website (only in Greek) |
The 417 Army Equity Fund Hospital (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 417 Νοσηλευτικό Ίδρυμα Μετοχικού Ταμείου Στρατού), commonly known by its acronym as NIMTS (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.