The National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas), headed by the Italian Ministry of Health, assessed the performance of 53 public hospitals in the country, considering several criteria, such as waiting times and quality of emergency services.
The assessment, according to the newspaper 'Corriere della Sera', revealed that 12 hospitals had a low performance, 32 had an average performance and only 9 had a high performance.
Italian hospitals were evaluated by several criteria, such as emergency care within a period of 8 hours, waiting time recommended by law, low number of inadequate high-risk admissions, relevant ratio between doctors and nurses per bed, diagnostic tests with non-obsolete equipment and adequate financial situation of each hospital structure.
Other elements, such as available medical specialties, technology and infrastructure, also play a crucial role in providing excellent healthcare.
Among the hospitals promoted by Agenas analysis are Policlinico Sant'Orsola in Bologna, the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi in Florence and the Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese. Also highlighted were the Hospital S. Croce e Carle in Cuneo, the Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord and the Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova.
Performance assessment is a metric and should not be the only factor in evaluating the quality of a hospital. Other elements, such as medical specialties and infrastructure, also play a crucial role in providing excellent healthcare.
Performance of public hospitals in Italy
Policlinico Sant'Orsola Bologna
Already included among the best Italian hospitals in the ranking of Best Hospitals in the World 2022, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Bologna is one of the 9 hospitals promoted by the analysis conducted by Agenas.
Poorly performing hospitals
The best performing Italian hospitals are:
- Cosenza, San Pio (Benevento)
- Sant'Anna and San Sebastiano (Caserta)
- Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello (Palermo)
- Civico Di Cristina Hospital Benfratelli (Palermo)
- Cannizzaro (Catania)
- San Giovanni Addolorata (Rome)
- San Camillo Forlanini (Rome)
Underperforming university hospitals:
- Luigi Vanvitelli (Napoli)
- San Giovanni di Dio Ruggi d'Aragona (Salerno)
- Mater Domini (Catanzaro)
- Policlinico Umberto I (Rome).
List of the best hospitals
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Florence
The Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, in Florence, already on the list of the best hospitals for cancer treatment in Italy, is among those promoted by Agenas.
Siena University Hospital
One of the 9 Italian hospitals that performed well, according to Agenas analysis, is Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, in Siena.
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana
Several Tuscan hospitals were promoted according to analysis by the National Agency for Regional Health Services, such as the Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana in Pisa.
Hospital S. Croce and Carle Cuneo
S. Croce e Carle Hospital achieved a high level of performance, being one of the promoted hospital institutions in Italy according to Agenas analysis.
Ospedali riuniti Marche Nord
In total, 9 Italian hospitals were promoted according to the analysis of the National Agency for Regional Health Services (Agenas): among them, we find the Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, in Pesaro.
Padua Hospital
In addition to having one of the most renowned universities in Italy, according to the classification CWUR 2023, Padova also has one of the most renowned hospitals in the country: the Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova.
Ordine Mauriziano Torino Hospital
The Ordine Mauriziano Torino Hospital is also among the Italian hospitals that have achieved a high level of performance, according to Agenas certification.
Verona Integrated University Hospital
Agenas promoted 9 of the 53 Italian hospitals evaluated, in accordance with the 2019 Budget Law: among those that were promoted is Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona.
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