Henry Dunant Hospital Center

Henry Dunant Hospital Center (HDH) is a leading private, not-for-profit hospital in Athens, founded in 1970 and named after the Red Cross founder. It is widely regarded as one of the most expat-friendly private facilities in Greece, with a dedicated International Patients Department offering English-speaking coordinators, multilingual staff (English, French, German, Arabic), and direct billing with major international insurers (Bupa, Allianz Care, Cigna Global, AXA), plus EHIC/S1 acceptance for eligible EU nationals and Greek descent-based citizens relocating to Greece.

HDH is particularly noted for its cardiology/cardiac surgery department, one of the busiest and most technically advanced in Greece, performing minimally invasive valve procedures and bypass surgery, and for its IVF unit, which draws fertility tourists from the Balkans, Cyprus, and the Gulf on competitive pricing and strong success rates.

Wait times for private consultations are typically same-week, versus Greece's public ESY system where queues can run months. Costs run roughly 30-50% below equivalent UK, German, or Swiss private care. For Greek-descent applicants pursuing citizenship (Article 1, Law 3284/2004), HDH is frequently the preferred hospital for pre-relocation health screening and ongoing care.