Medical

The Italian medical emergency number is 118.

Dentist

Pietro Giovannini is the dentist in Castell’Azzara. He offers good service. He can be reached by phone on +39 333 266 5183.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sam Hawk – Open Monday to Saturday by appointment only – Via Genova 8, Mobile: +39 366 126 8767 (texting preferred)

Chiropractor

The Studio Di Chiropratica Di Mario Forieri is a good chiropractor in Viterbo. He can be reached by phone on +39 076 132 5836.

General Practitioner

Dottoressa Silvia Papalini is the general practitioner in Castell’Azzara. Community members who wish to make use of her services need to be an Italian resident and need to register as her patient. Her office is at Via Guglielmo Marconi 95 and she can be reached by phone on +39 370 341 7349.

Community members who are not an Italian resident cannot make use of the services of the doctor. Instead, they need to visit a hospital (see below) or alternatively, on weekends, go to the Guardia Medica at the medical centre in Castell’Azzara, which is also at Via Guglielmo Marconi 95. The Guardia Medica is allowed to take care of both registered and non-registered patients.

Alternatively, there are private doctors and private medical centres. Visits cost around €60 to €90. One nearby private medical centre is Medica San Quirico, which has amongst others an osteopath, gynaecologist, nutritionist, orthopaedist and homoeopath. The centre can be reached on +39 380 156 2108.

Hospitals

There are several hospitals with an emergency room (‘Pronto Soccorso’ in Italian) within 1,5 hours’ drive of Castell’Azzara. They can be visited whether or not you are an Italian resident. The addresses and phone numbers of these emergency rooms are listed below.

Be aware that some emergency rooms do not allow family members to come in; they are asked to stay outside, while the patient waits inside. Additionally, keep in mind that if you think or know that you need a medical specialist it is recommended to go straight to the emergency room of the hospital in either Grosseto or Viterbo. The smaller towns often do not have specialists. An example: one community member went to the emergency room in Acquapendente to get an X-ray of his arm, only to be told that his arm was broken and that he needed to see a specialist at the hospital in Viterbo.

Abbadia San Salvatore
Presidio Ospedaliero Amiata Val D’Orcia
Via Bolzano 9
+39 057 778 21

Acquapendente
Ospedale Civile di Acquapendente
Via Cesare Battist 68
+39 076 373 5260

Castel del Piano
Ospedale Civile di Castel Del Piano
Via IV Novembre 2
+39 056 4914 111

Grosseto
Ospedale della Misericordia
(has a good paediatrics department)
Via Senese 169
+39 056 448 5099

Pitigliano
Ospedale Petruccioli di Pitigliano
Via Nicola Ciacci 340
+39 056 461 8111

Viterbo
Ospedale di Belcolle
Strada Sammartinese
+39 076 133 91

Osteopath

Ruth is a good, English-speaking osteopath in Sorano. For inquiries or making an appointment, she can be reached by phone on +39 333 772 7093.

Veterinarians

There are two vets in the area that are commonly used by community members:

The first is Ambulatorio Veterinario San Francesco in Pitigliano, which specialises in cats and dogs. The veterinarian is Dottoressa Martina Marioni. She speaks English, German and Italian. She works by appointment and can be reached by phone or WhatsApp on +39 329 409 4422 or by email on [email protected].

The other is Ambulatorio Veterinario Dott. Nucci, nearby Sorano. The veterinarian is Dottore Gianluigi Nucci (‘Gigi’). He can be reached on +39 330 731 476.

A little further away, in Chiusi, is Centro Veterinario Sant’Anna S.R.L. which also receives good reviews. The centre can be reached by phone on +39 057 820 711 or by email on [email protected].