Health: ASUGI, the San Giovanni di Dio hospital and bilingual desks
In Gorizia public health care is run by ASUGI; the hospital is the San Giovanni di Dio at via Fatebenefratelli 34 (switchboard 0481 5921). Choose a family doctor online on SESAMO or at via Vittorio Veneto 173; the hospital CUP has a bilingual Italian-Slovene desk.
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Who covers the city and the hospital
ASUGI (Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina) has its head office at via Costantino Costantinides 2 in Trieste and among its hospitals runs the Gorizia hospital, the Presidio Ospedaliero San Giovanni di Dio, at via Fatebenefratelli 34 (switchboard 0481 5921). The trust's website has a page on the Gorizia emergency room; the hospital's entry gives no emergency-room hours or services. In Gorizia the administrative office for family doctors belongs to the Alto Isontino district.
Family doctor
Choosing or revoking a family doctor or paediatrician is done online on SESAMO (you need the Carta Regionale dei Servizi with a reader, or SPID or Login FVG; telephone help 0434 223555) or in person at the desk of the administrative office of the Alto Isontino district, Gorizia branch, at via Vittorio Veneto 173: Monday to Thursday 8:30-12:00 (Mondays also 14:00-16:00), phone 0481 592860 or 0481 592861. Bring a valid ID and your previous health card; for a paediatrician also the sworn declaration on parental responsibility. Forms are also available in a bilingual Italian-Slovene version. Health registry operations can be carried out at any district office, regardless of residence.
Bookings
The CUP desk at the Gorizia hospital (via Fatebenefratelli 34) is open Monday to Friday 8:30-19:00, with urgent lab acceptance 7:30-8:30; on the day before a holiday it closes at 15:00. The bilingual Italian-Slovene desk is open Monday to Friday 8:00-12:00 and on Wednesdays also 14:00-18:00. There are further desks in the province at Monfalcone, Grado, Cormons, Gradisca d'Isonzo and Mossa. You can also book by phone (0434 223522, or 848 448 884 from landlines only), at enabled pharmacies, on the regional portal for some services and, for lab tests, with SESAMO.
Out-of-hours doctor
For continuità assistenziale (formerly guardia medica) ASUGI gives the single number 116117, free and active 24 hours a day, for phone advice, clinic or home visits. The page says the call centre is in Trieste and lists no Gorizia branches; for emergencies call 112.
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Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30
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