ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Italy and hosts all clinical and surgical specialties. Operating since December 2012, it is a modern, highly technological hospital organized by intensity of care and designed to maximize the wellbeing of patients and staff. It is easily accessible from Bergamo city center and from Orio al Serio International Airport.

We provide:

• General, pediatric, cardiac surgery and neurosurgical intensive care

• Sub-intensive care (including coronary unit, stroke unit, liver unit, lung unit and general post-operative care)

• Neonatal intensive and sub-intensive care

• Spinal Unit

• AIFA-authorized cell factory

• Level III Emergency and Urgent Care Center

• Operations Room

• Night-flight-authorized helicopter base

• Adult and pediatric trauma center

• Pediatric and adult ECMO

• Poison Control Center

Key figures

• 1,024 inpatient beds, including 88 critical care beds

• 7 towers with wards and outpatient clinics

• 1 central platform with laboratories, diagnostic services, Emergency Department, operating theatres and critical care

• 320,000 m² total area

• 11,000 m² dedicated to diagnostics

• 4,000 m² for Emergency and Urgent Care

• 24/7 operational helipad

• 36 operating theatres

• 8 labor & delivery rooms

• 226 outpatient clinics

Specialties

Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital stands out nationally and internationally for excellence in:

• Transplantation, being the first Italian hospital to offer all types of transplants for both adults and children.

• Maternal, neonatal and pediatric care, with medically assisted reproduction programs using all techniques permitted by Italian law, comprehensive maternity pathways including high-risk pregnancies, and postnatal care for all neonatal conditions, including surgical correction of both common and rare malformations. One of Italy’s leading Pediatric Intensive Care Units ensures intensive care for critically ill children, including pre- and post-operative phases. Each year, more than 100,000 pediatric outpatient services and 2,800 pediatric surgical procedures are performed. The hospital is also a referral center for pediatric ECMO, which temporarily replaces lung and/or heart function to support recovery while ensuring optimal circulation and oxygenation. It serves as a Level III pediatric hub for multidisciplinary care of critically ill children from birth to adulthood.

• Onco-hematology, treating all types of solid and hematologic cancers, including rare and emerging tumors such as melanoma. After an in-depth diagnostic phase, each patient follows a personalized care pathway based on multidisciplinary collaboration, continuity of care and appropriateness of treatment. Care ranges from surgery and radiotherapy to medical and biological therapies and palliative care, ensuring comprehensive support at every stage.

• Cardiovascular care, where Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital is a European clinical and organizational center of excellence, able to diagnose and treat all cardiovascular diseases in adults and children using the most advanced medical, interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery techniques.

• Emergency and urgent care, as one of Lombardy’s Level III centers for the treatment of polytrauma patients. This represents the highest level of capability to manage severe traumatic injuries to the abdomen, chest, limbs, spine and head. It is also the only referral center in Lombardy for severe pediatric trauma. Optimal care is ensured through close collaboration among specialists forming a highly experienced Trauma Team, supported by a dedicated Shock Room and a 24/7 available operating theatre. The high volume of multiple-trauma patients treated each year supports intensive research activity, fostering continuous integration of care, clinical practice, education and research.