History

EOC: a story that begins to unite public interest hospitals into one organization, with the ultimate goal of providing the population with needed medical facilities and services.

Timeline

Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

  • Ospedale di Mendrisio

    1860

    Inauguration of the Ospedale Beata Vergine, housed within the neoclassical building that today serves as the Academy of Architecture.

  • Locarno Hospital

    1872

    Opening of the Locarno Modern Hospital.

  • Lugano Hospital

    1902

    Italian Hospital (6 beds) is born.

  • Lugano Hospital

    1909

    Relocation of the Civic Hospital to the current site of the University of Lugano.

  • Bellinzona Hospital

    1940

    Inauguration of Bellinzona Hospital.

  • Bellinzona Hospital

    1948

    Start of modernization work at Bellinzona Hospital.

  • EOC

    1963

    Introduction of the Law Concerning the Granting of Financial Aid to Public Interest Hospitals by the State.

  • Lugano Hospital

    1964

    Recognition of the Italian Hospital as a hospital of public interest.

  • Locarno Hospital

    1973

    Locarno Hospital becomes the exclusive property of the municipalities.

  • EOC

    1975

    Proposed reforms to the hospital system with the aim of bringing hospitals together into one organization.

  • Lugano Hospital

    1980

    Inauguration of the current site of the Lugano Civic Hospital.

  • Locarno Hospital

    1981

    Start of work on the expansion of Locarno Hospital.

  • EOC

    1982

    Establishment of the Cantonal Hospital Authority (EOC).

  • Lugano Hospital

    1983

    Establishment of the Regional Hospital of Lugano, born from Ospedale Civico and Ospedale Italiano merging into EOC.

  • Bellinzona Hospital

    1983

    Work on the modernization of Bellinzona Hospital culminating in the construction of the emergency hospital and radiotherapy pavilion is completed.

  • Bellinzona Hospital

    1987

    Starting work on the expansion and renovation of Bellinzona Regional Hospital with the construction of, e.g., a new operating block and new emergency room.

  • Mendrisio Hospital

    1990

    Opening to the public of the modern and current building that houses the Mendrisio Regional Hospital.

  • Locarno Hospital

    2000

    Completion of the expansion project at the Locarno Ospedale Regionale, culminating in the inauguration of the hospital’s east wing.

  • EOC

    2000

    EOC becomes an autonomous “cantonal enterprise” governed by public law, with a model that shapes the multi-site hospital.

  • Bellinzona Hospital

    2001

    Establishment of the Bellinzona Regional Hospital, resulting from the creation of the healthcare network that links the Bellinzona Regional Hospital, San Giovanni in Faido, and Acquarossa.

  • EOC

    2014

    Establishment of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).

  • EOC

    2017

    Launch of the reform of the EOC’s entire organization, leading to the establishment of an organizational structure capable of enabling the creation of medical entities with a supraregional, i.e., multi-site, scope.

  • EOC

    2021

    Integration of the Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino and reorganization of the canton’s cardiology services based on the “hub-and-spoke” model, with the Lugano Institute coordinating and managing the cardiology services of all EOC hospitals.

  • Mendrisio Hospital

    2022

    Inauguration of the new south wing of the Ospedale Beata Vergine in Mendrisio. Modern, welcoming, and functional spaces designed to best meet the region’s healthcare needs by focusing on high-quality, community-based care.

  • Lugano Hospital

    2023

    Work begins on the expansion of the Cardiocentro. The two-year construction project will add three floors and enable the center to provide better care and services, including in collaboration with the Ospedale Civico.

  • EOC

    2023

    The EOC is officially a university teaching hospital.

  • EOC

    2026

    The Institute of Diagnostica Integrata della Svizzera Italiana has been established, bringing together the four clinics of Radiologia, Medicina nucleare, Patologia, and Medicina di Laboratorio under a single administration

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