Overview
- The tent protest outside Ospedale Veneziale began on December 26 and continues without a set end date.
- The action opposes planned POS reductions and seeks to safeguard the emergency department, intensive care, the maternity ward and hemodynamics.
- Mayor Piero Castrataro frames the sit-in as a push for immediate measures, including finding and sharing doctors across facilities.
- ASREM called the protest “strumentale,” said formal service planning rests with the regional commissarial structure, and highlighted recent equipment funding and university training links.
- The health authority cited a nationwide doctor shortage and urged efforts to make Isernia more attractive, as the mayor reported community support and asked to meet ASREM for short‑term fixes.