Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia

Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia is a hospital in Turin, Italy, inaugurated in January 1900 as a facility dedicated to infectious diseases. It is located in the San Donato district, on a site bounded on three sides by the Dora Riparia river. The hospital is part of the hospital services managed by the ASL "Città di Torino" (Local Health Authority of the City of Turin). The hospital complex is organized in separate pavilions. It comprises the Amedeo di Savoia hospital, which serves as the regional reference center for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, and the Birago di Vische pavilion, which houses internal medicine and geriatrics activities. The hospital is also a teaching and admission center for the University Clinic of Infectious Diseases of the University of Turin, directed by Prof. Giovanni Di Perri. The microbiology and virology laboratory is a reference center for the Piedmont Region for the virological surveillance of influenza within the InfluNet network. It is registered with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm and served as a reference center for diagnosis during the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The laboratory performs tests for the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases using highly specialized molecular biology techniques, including quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assays, sequence analysis, and mutational studies for viral genetic variability and drug resistance assessment. In October 2000, during a flood, the hospital was quickly evacuated and patients were transferred to other hospitals due to the overflow of the Dora Riparia near the Candido Ramello bridge and in via Pianezza. The hospital remains an active public healthcare facility under the ASL Città di Torino.

Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia was inaugurated in January 1900 as a hospital for infectious diseases. It was built in a circumscribed and isolated area, bounded on three sides by the Dora Riparia river, in what is now the San Donato district of Turin, on the border with Borgata Ceronda. The hospital was designed with a pavilion layout, a common architectural approach for infectious disease facilities of that era, to separate different functions and reduce cross-contamination. Over the decades, the hospital became a key institution within the Turin healthcare system. It is now part of the hospital services managed by the ASL "Città di Torino" (Local Health Authority of the City of Turin). The complex includes the Amedeo di Savoia hospital, which is the regional reference center for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, and the Birago di Vische pavilion, which handles internal medicine and geriatrics. The hospital also serves as a teaching and admission center for the University Clinic of Infectious Diseases of the University of Turin, directed by Prof. Giovanni Di Perri. This affiliation underscores its role in medical education and research. In October 2000, during a major flood, the hospital was rapidly evacuated and patients were transferred to other hospitals because the Dora Riparia overflowed near the Candido Ramello bridge and in via Pianezza. This event highlighted the hospital's vulnerable riverside location. The microbiology and virology laboratory has become a regional reference center for the virological surveillance of influenza within the InfluNet network. It is registered with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it served as a reference center for diagnosis. The laboratory employs advanced molecular diagnostics, including quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assays, sequence analysis, and mutational studies to assess viral genetic variability and drug resistance. Today, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia remains an active public healthcare facility, continuing its mission as a specialized infectious disease center in Piedmont.

• Hospital inaugurated as a facility for infectious diseases.

• Hospital evacuated during flood of the Dora Riparia; patients transferred to other hospitals.

• Microbiology and virology laboratory serves as reference center for COVID-19 diagnosis.

Regional reference center for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in Piedmont, Italy.

• Infectious disease diagnosis and treatment

  Regional reference center for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

• Internal medicine and geriatrics

  Provided at the Birago di Vische pavilion.

• Microbiology and virology laboratory

  Reference center for influenza virological surveillance (InfluNet) and COVID-19 diagnosis; uses advanced molecular diagnostics.

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2. 2Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia - Wikipedia (Italian)it.wikipedia.org