Ospedale Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola

Ospedale Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola
Gemelli Isola – Società Benefit S.p.A.
View of the hospital on Tiber Island
Geography
Location39, Via di Ponte Quattro Capi, 00186 Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°53′27″N 12°28′37″E / 41.89083°N 12.47694°E / 41.89083; 12.47694
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
History
Founded1585
Links
Websitewww.ospedaleisolatiberina.it
ListsHospitals in Italy

Ospedale Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola is a hospital in Rome, established in 1585 and located on the Tiber Island on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Aesculapius. Formerly operated by the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God as San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, it adopted its current name after the company Gemelli Isola – Società Benefit S.p.A. acquired it on 1 September 2022.

Throughout its history, the hospital has served as a sanctuary for marginalized and persecuted groups. During the Holocaust, it sheltered Jews from Nazi persecution by admitting them as patients and diagnosing them with a fictitious disease known as "Syndrome K."

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