The hospital

Ospedale Italiano is one of the two sites of the Ospedale Regionale di Lugano.
It is complementary to the Ospedale Civico and together they represent the public acute hospital hub of the Lugano area. Ospedale Italiano is home for Sottoceneri to Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Centro di Senologia della Svizzera Italiana EOC, Servizio di Ortopedia EOC, Servizio di Chirurgia Plastica, Ricostruttiva ed Estetica EOC, Servizio di Oftalmologia, Centro di Terapia del Dolore and Ambulatorio di Medicina cinese as well as general internal medicine outpatient clinic with a variety of specialties (endocrinology, diabetology, allergology, immunology, pulmonology, rheumatology, cardiology, gastroenterology, etc.) and Family Medicine.

Outpatient clinics

Health care offerings

It has an anesthesia service, an operating block, an endoscopy plate, and a radiology service. It offers a no-appointment consultation daily (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and an Ophthalmology Emergency Service on weekdays (9 a.m.-6 p.m.), Saturdays and Sundays, and holidays (11 a.m.-6 p.m.).

The Ospedale Italiano site has been completely renovated in recent years and is equipped with innovative and state-of-the-art medical technology. Together with the Ospedale Civico, it participates in clinical research and collaborates in the training of medical and nursing staff together with Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) and Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI).

Management

  • Prof. Dr. med.

    Merlani Paolo

    Direttore sanitario

  • Pezzoli Giovanna

    Responsabile servizio infermieristico

How to reach us

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Italiano
Via Pietro Capelli 1
CH-6962 Viganello

Directions

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The original version is the page in Italian.