National Health Service

Italy’s public health system is called Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN) and in order to receive medical assistance you must bring your European Health Insurance (EHIC). 

If you need medical assistance you can go to any emergency room or to any out-of-hours service doctor with your EHIC and you will receive the treatment you need.

For a fee you can also register to the SSN and you will obtain all the rights  of an Italian citizen. For more information on how to register to the SSN, follow this link: SSN registration.

If you need to contact an out-of-hours service doctor you can call the following number: 116117

For more information on medical assistance for foreigners in Tuscany, please refer to the local health offices in your area of residency or visit the Azienda USL Toscana Centro website: Link (in Italian only).

The main hospital in Florence is Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria AOU Careggi, situated in Largo Brambilla, 3 - Firenze. For more information visit the website.
For information about medical assistance for Foreign citizens follow this Link

• Firenze - ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, piazza Santa Maria Nuova 1 (presso il servizio DEA)
  orario: da lunedì a venerdi ore 8.00-20.00, sabato e festivi ore 9.00-15.00
• Firenze - ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, via Torregalli 3 (presso il servizio DEA)
  orario: da lunedì a venerdì ore 8.00-20.00, sabato e festivi ore 10.00-18.00