Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza is known around the world as "Saint Pius's Hospital".
History
2019
For January, 2019 in Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza medical institution practically all medical directions are provided, modern diagnostics and treatment are carried out. The Casa Sollievo dpella Sofferenza hospital is 900 places, 206 places for accommodation of elderly people, 2900 employees, 60,000 patients and 9500 transactions in a year.
2015
The research center "Institute of Biology of Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine and Innovation Therapy" in 2015 began to produce medicines for cellular and gene therapy and prostheses from biomaterials.
1991
In 1991 the Ministry of Health of Italy gave to hospital the status of the research medical institute researching in the field of "genetic diseases, the innovation therapy and regenerative medicine", performing scientific and clinical trials together with the research centers of Italy and the whole world. Researchers of hospital annually publish about 200 scientific articles. The hospital is a partner of two drafts of the European program of auxiliary robotics of "Horizon 2020", namely "Ensuring active and healthy aging by means of robots assistants" ('Managing active and healthy aging with use of caring service robots', MARIO) and "Professional cooperation in the field of development of robots for elderly people" (Agile Co-Creation of Robots for Ageing).