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Provincial health service

Two separate health systems: APSS in Trentino (TreC+ health record, provincial booking centre) and the South Tyrol Health Authority in Bolzano (four health districts, bilingual services). Both provinces fund health care from their own resources and decide additional exemptions. Highly developed helicopter mountain rescue.

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Two authorities

Health care is provincial, not regional. In Trentino the Provincial Agency for Health Services (APSS) runs hospitals (Santa Chiara in Trento, Rovereto, Cles, Cavalese, Arco, Borgo, Tione) and districts; the provincial health record TreC+ (app and portal) lets you see reports and prescriptions, book and pay. In South Tyrol the Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige – Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb is organised in the Bolzano, Merano, Bressanone and Brunico health districts; all services are bilingual and staff must hold the bilingualism certificate.

Registration, co-payments, exemptions

Newcomers register with the health service and choose a GP at the district or online (TreC+ in Trentino, the South Tyrol online health services portal with SPID/CIE or the provincial services card). Thanks to the statute, the provinces decide co-payment exemptions and services beyond the national level (for example contributions for dental care or for the care of dependent people): rules must be checked on the provincial portals because they differ between Trento and Bolzano.

Mountains

Mountain rescue is among the best organised in the Alps: in Trentino the Alpine and Cave Rescue (national corps, volunteer-based) with provincial helicopter rescue carries out more than a thousand operations a year; in South Tyrol the Bergrettungsdienst, the CNSAS Alpine Rescue and the Aiut Alpin Dolomites and Pelikan helicopter services operate. Call 112. Recovery of uninjured people and off-piste operations may be charged: specific insurance is recommended.

Registration, co-payments and exemptions are decided at provincial level and change: check the official APSS (Trento) or South Tyrol Health Authority (Bolzano) portals before acting.

Sources

APSS – Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari della Provincia autonoma di Trento (CUP, TreC+)· Provincia autonoma di Trento – APSS

Updated: 2026-10-14

Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige – Südtiroler Sanitätsbetrieb (portale IT/DE)· Provincia autonoma di Bolzano – Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige

Updated: 2026-10-14

Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico Trentino – comunicati della Provincia autonoma di Trento· Provincia autonoma di Trento – Ufficio stampa

Updated: 2026-10-14

Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30

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