The city has numerous public and private hospitals and clinics, where patients are entrusted to the expert hands of highly qualified staff, supported by the reliability of the latest medical and technological advancements. As a result, Lugano is increasingly establishing itself as a reference point for international health conferences and for many people, including foreigners, who choose the city specifically for their medical care.

  • Ospedale regionale di Lugano: is a public multi-specialty hospital of the Ente ospedaliero cantonale (EOC), equipped with modern infrastructure and advanced medical technology. Within it, it includes the Civico, equipped to respond effectively to the most serious and urgent diseases, and the Italiano, oriented toward short-stay and outpatient surgery and medicine
  • Cardiocentro Ticino: is a state-of-the-art clinic highly specialized in cardiology, cardiac surgery and cardiac anesthesia. Cardiocentro was founded in 1999 and operated until 2020 by a private nonprofit foundation. As of 2021, it became part of the Ente ospedaliero cantonale (EOC). The institute is a partner of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI).
  • Clinica Ars Medica: private clinic specialized in orthopedics
  • Clinica di Riabilitazione, Novaggio: clinic specialized in the rehabilitation of disorders of the locomotor system and the back
  • Clinica Luganese Moncucco: is an acute care institution operated as a nonprofit corporation
  • Clinica Sant'Anna: a private clinic historically known for its maternity ward
  • Clinica Viarnetto: a clinic specialized in psychiatry
  • Ospedale Malcantonese: a semiprivate facility focused on general medicine and psychiatry

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