Hellenic Red Cross
| Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός | |
Hellenic Red Cross logo | |
| Abbreviation | HRC (Greek: ΕΕΣ) |
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| Formation | 10 June 1877 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Humanitarian Aid |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
Region | Greece |
Parent organization | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| R.O.R. Id | https://ror.org/00zzcmy73 |
| Website | http://www.redcross.gr |
The Hellenic Red Cross (Greek: Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός, ΕΕΣ) is the Greek national Red Cross Society, founded on 10 June 1877. In 1912 the School of Nurses is founded, in 1932 the Volunteer Samaritans Corps starts its operations and in 1964 the Social Welfear Sector is also founded, broadening the services of Hellenic Red Cross in a wider area of the Greek society. The Youth of Hellenic Red Cross was founded in 1924. The Hellenic Red Cross has regional branches across the Greece.
The Hellenic Red Cross has established First Aid Stations, Blood Donation Centres, Schools at Hellenic Red Cross - Branches in Greece, Nurses’ Advanced School (Ανωτέρα Σχολή Νοσηλευτριών) in Athens, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various entities, Missing Persons Search Service (tracing and family reunification), and several hospitals: the Asclepeion Hospital in Voula, the Henry Dunant Hospital Center in Athens, and the Red Cross Hospital, Athens.