Lombardy Healthcare System

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Impact on the Healthcare System

Italy’s healthcare system is consistently ranked among the best in the world in terms of equal access to medical care and health statistics such as life expectancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks it as the most efficient healthcare system.

Lombardy Region healthcare represents an excellence in Italy, given the highest number of research, innovation and private hospitals (representing 50% of the healthcare providers working for public health).

Some figures to describe the Lombardy health service

40

Research Centers

20

Scientific Research Hospitals (IRCCS)

1,625

Million of Hospital’s Admission

153

Million of outpatients treated

160,000

Admissions from other regions and Countries

3,000

Aorto-coronary bypass grafts per year (18% of the Italian total)

20,400

Hip replacements per year (21% of the Italian total)

1,100

Knee implants per year (16% of the Italian total)

4,000

Hadron therapy treatments per year

Research Hospitals and Pathology Networks

Modern medicine requires a new model of hospital organization designed for the patient to guarantee the best treatment for everyone’s health needs in every circumstance.

AREAS OF EXCELLENCE

Precision medicine

Cardiology

Oncology

Mental health

Rare diseases

Rehabilitation

Molecular medicine

Neurology

Musculoskeletal disorders

PATHOLOGY NETWORKS

Cardiovascular Network

Oncological Network

Diabetic-endocrinology Network

Hepato-gastroenterology Network

Hyperbaric Medicine Network

Neuroscience Network

Clinical Nutrition Network

Rehabilitation Networks