Military Medical Academy (Belgrade)

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Military Medical Academy, in Serbian cyrillic: Војномедицинска академија, often simply called V.M.A. (pronounced weh-mae-ah in Serbian), is a military hospital centre in the Banjica neighbourhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1844. It was moved into a new building in 1982. which is the biggest single hospital edifice in Serbia.

Military Medical Academy complex covers the area of 21 ha. It is located on the Banjica hill area of Belgrade. It was designed by the award-winning architects, Colonel Josip Osojnik and Slobodan Nikolić. Their project won the competition in 1973. Construction was finished in 1981. and the hospital officially moved into a new building and began operations on January 1, 1982.

Hospital building itself is 14-story building covering 180.000 square meters of space divided in more than 60 different technical-technological entities with 6.000 premises.

It is a part of the military of Serbia and is generally intended to serve the officers and soldiers, although it is open for civilians as well. It is known for its high standard in medical practice and is generally considered to be the best medical institution in the country and the region.

www.vma.mod.gov.rs