The hospital has 680 beds and all the spectrum of medical and surgical specialities of medicine as well as the psychiatric sector.

It is a major teaching hospital and part of the ESY (Greek: ΕΣΥ - Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας), the National Healthcare System of Greece.

The structured areas of the hospital cover 50,000 sqm, built in several time points, to cope with the emerging needs.

It opened for the public in 1951, during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

This donation was used in order to construct the Paediatric pavilion with a total of 100 beds.