Patients hospitalized in stifling wards, beds arranged in corridors, and family members forced to bring fans from home to relieve the heat. This is the situation denounced by former parliamentarian Roberto Capelli , who harshly criticized the situation at the San Francesco hospital in Nuoro , describing conditions as "incompatible with the dignity a public hospital should guarantee."
In support of his complaint, Capelli attaches a photograph taken on Sunday, June 27, at 1:45 PM, which he claims documents the presence of a patient hospitalized in a bed located along a hospital corridor. "This is not public healthcare," he states, criticizing what he calls "desktop and stage healthcare" as opposed to the daily reality experienced in the wards. According to Capelli, the problem is not only the high temperatures inside the wards, but also a progressive loss of medical staff.
"San Francesco is emptying. But not of patients. Of doctors," he claims, highlighting how the departure of professionals risks compromising continuity of care, clinical safety, and response times to citizens. The former parliamentarian also expresses grave concern about the effects of the most recent organizational decisions, which he believes were made without genuine consultation with the healthcare workers who work on the wards every day. "I sincerely hope I'm wrong," he writes, "but if those decisions cause further inconvenience, new vacancies, even longer waiting lists, and even more vulnerable wards, no one will be able to say they weren't warned."
In the released document, Capelli requests intervention from the relevant authorities, including NAS and Spresal, to verify the compatibility of the current conditions with the protection of patient health and the safety of healthcare workers. "I'm not asking for favors for Nuoro, I'm asking for dignity for Nuoro," he concludes, urging decision-makers "to leave the cold rooms and see what's really happening in the wards," recalling that "public health isn't measured at press conferences, but at a bedside, in front of a fragile patient waiting for care, fresh air, dignity, and respect." Attached to the note are a photograph taken inside the hospital and a formal complaint reporting the situation to the relevant authorities.