Cancer patient operated on at Gemelli: “Endless waiting lists in Salerno and Campania”

As a result, I decided to go to the Twins of Rome for a consultation The doctor there immediately clarified the urgency of the operation, explaining that my situation required specialized care not available in Campania. After a few daysI received the call that the operation would be carried out quickly. L‘team who followed me was copposite Also by young doctors from Campaniawho studied and specialized both in Rome and abroad, before returning to Gemelli, where they now hold important roles.

It was surprising to discover that at Gemelli there were many doctors of Campania origin (some of Samnite origins, others of Vesuvian origin), who chose to move for professional opportunities based on merit. The operation went well, but now I have to undergo continuous monthly check-ups, which involves a significant financial and time commitment.

Each trip to Rome costs me around 60 euros in fuel, 50 euros in motorway tolls and 20 euros for the meal, in addition to having to get up at dawn. During the last visit, scheduled for April 17, I received an appointment for the next check-up on May 22 and was asked to undergo radiological tests by that date.

However, when I tried to book these tests in the Salerno hospital facilities, I was informed that the first available appointment under the agreement (at no additional cost) would be June 7th. I then contacted the doctors in Rome, who assured me that I could carry out the tests without additional costs, since they “went” through the agreement from the Lazio region. It is difficult to understand how the Lazio region has the funds to finance public health, while in Campania they seem to be squandered to the detriment of citizens’ health“.

This is what he wrote, in one letter published today by the newspaper “The Chronicles” today on newsstands, a man from Salerno suffering from cancer.