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On 2 October, Bologna’s Sant’Orsola hospital inaugurated pavilion 26 for Cardiology, Endocrinology and Diabetology. The building has 41 rooms for patient care and five day hospital rooms. All services are expected to complete their move during October. [1]
The project brings together services currently spread across different locations and includes an underground connection to nearby pavilion 23. The hospital’s figure of 85,000 procedures and appointments a year is a forecast for future activity, not a result already achieved at the new site. [1]
The bright side
Nearby spaces and connected routes can support coordinated care: the inauguration documents the building, not yet its effects on patients. [1]
One idea, in simple words
Bologna’s Sant’Orsola hospital has a new building. It is called pavilion 26 and was inaugurated on 2 October. It will house services for the heart, hormones and diabetes. Some activities currently take place in different parts of the hospital. Bringing them together is intended to make working together easier. An underground passage connects the new building to the neighbouring pavilion. [1]
The building has 41 rooms for patient care and five rooms for daytime treatment. Not all services have moved yet: the hospital expects to finish the move during October. The figure of 85,000 appointments and procedures a year also describes planned activity. To know how the new space works, the service will need to be observed after it starts. [1]
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Straight from the source.
- Inaugurato il nuovo Polo degli Ambulatori al padiglione 26 IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola · 2 Oct 2026
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