Nuuk & Metal School. The city is served by Queen Ingrid's Hospital. The hospital not only serves as the main hospital for the municipality but is the central hospital in all of Greenland. The hospital has around 130 beds. The Nuuk Tourist Office was built in 1992 to house the headquarters of the new National Tourist Board of Greenland. Shops in Nuuk offer local art and craftwork. In July 2012 Greenland's first shopping centre, Nuuk Center "(abbreviated as NC)", opened. The centre has Greenland's first underground parking. Several supermarkets exist, such as Nuuk Center, Pisiffik, Brugseni, and Spar. Nuuk has an
Nuuk Center first underground car park. Nuuk Center was welcomed by the local businesses, headed by Nuuk Centre Association, and generally seen as a vehicle for strengthening the presence of local enterprises. By having a centrally placed mall, local businesses could thereby better compete with multinationals. The mall was also seen as an employment opportunity. The mall did not receive an uncritical welcome, however. While some expressed concerns the mall would change both the dynamics and the esthetics of the city, others saw the mall as a threat to traditional trading customs. Members of the older generation perceived Nuuk as becoming "too