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Health care

A single regional health authority (ASReM) with the Cardarelli hospital in Campobasso, Veneziale in Isernia and San Timoteo in Termoli, plus the accredited private Neuromed and Gemelli Molise. Region under a recovery plan since 2007 and run by a commissioner since 2009; non-compliant in the 2023 LEA monitoring; heavy outflow of patients to other regions.

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Organisation

Molise has a single regional health authority, ASReM, which runs the three public hospitals (Cardarelli in Campobasso, Veneziale in Isernia, San Timoteo in Termoli), the Agnone facility and community services. Two accredited private institutions play a major role: the IRCCS Neuromed in Pozzilli (neurosciences) and Gemelli Molise in Campobasso (former Università Cattolica hospital, oncology and cardiac surgery). Bookings go through ASReM's regional CUP and the electronic health record.

Recovery plan and weak points

Molise's health service has been under a deficit recovery plan since 2007 and has been run by a government-appointed commissioner ad acta since 2009, with a succession of operational programmes that cut beds and maternity units (closed in Isernia and Termoli at times). In the monitoring of essential care levels (LEA) for 2023 (Nuovo Sistema di Garanzia) the region is non-compliant in one area. Molise has one of the highest shares in Italy of hospital admissions outside the region (outbound mobility), to Lazio, Abruzzo, Campania and Emilia-Romagna, especially for oncology, cardiac surgery and orthopaedics.

Inland areas

For residents of Alto Molise or the Matese the nearest hospital can be over an hour away; the regional air ambulance and agreements with neighbouring regions cover emergencies. The shortage of GPs and paediatricians is documented by the Region in many municipalities, where care is provided on a rota. Anyone moving in should first check that a GP is available in their municipality.

The commissioner arrangement, co-payments and active services change often: check the ASReM or Molise Region website before proceeding.

Sources

ASReM – Azienda Sanitaria Regionale del Molise· ASReM

Updated: 2026-10-14

Regione Molise – sito istituzionale· Regione Molise

Updated: 2026-10-14

Ministero della Salute – Piani di rientro delle Regioni· Ministero della Salute

Updated: 2026-10-14

Ministero della Salute – Livelli essenziali di assistenza (LEA) e monitoraggio (Nuovo Sistema di Garanzia)· Ministero della Salute

Updated: 2026-10-14

Quotidiano Sanità – Monitoraggio LEA 2023 (Nuovo Sistema di Garanzia): regioni adempienti e inadempienti (fonte giornalistica che riporta la Relazione 2023 del Ministero della Salute)· Quotidiano Sanità

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/20/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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