What to do if you get sick while traveling in Italy?
In case of an emergency, for immediate medical attention or to call an ambulance dial 112 from any telephone in Italy. No country code is necessary if calling from within Europe.
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Since 1978, healthcare in Italy has been provided through a mixed public-private structure. On the public side, the SSN, Servicio Sanitario Nazionale, provides free or very low-cost healthcare to all Italian citizens and non-citizens with residency status.
Italy's emergency rooms, or pronto soccorso, run on a priority-based system, meaning more urgent cases have quick or immediate access. The maximum wait time for non-urgent cases is 240 minutes, according to the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN).