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Hospital in Sofia, BG
Military Medical Academy
The main building of the Military Medical Academy
Geography
LocationTriaditsa, Sofia, BG
Coordinates42°41′3″N 23°18′14″E / 42.68417°N 23.30389°E / 42.68417; 23.30389
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral, specialist
Services
Beds283
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1891; 133 years ago (1891-12-01)
Links
Websitewww.vma.bg
Other linksList of hospitals in Bulgaria

The Military Medical Academy (MMA; Bulgarian: Военномедицинска академия, ВМА, romanizedVoennomeditsinska akademiya, VMA) of Sofia is a large complex for medical treatment, as well as education, located in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Navy hospital, Varna.

The Academy has several branches and smaller clinics in other cities in the country.

It was established on 1 December 1891 as a military hospital and was transformed into a Higher Military Medical Institute (HMMI, Висш военномедицински институт, ВВМИ) in 1960.

The current structure dates from 1989, when the HMMI was unified with the main Government hospital in Sofia, the Navy hospital in Varna, the Military hospital in Plovdiv, the Aero-medical research institute in Sofia. Medical doctors and specialists from the MMA are employed in military formations.

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