Nursing Up is once again demanding clarity on the Neapolitan hospital network. In a letter addressed to the President of the Campania Region, Roberto Fico, the regional councilors, the Mayor of Naples, and the City Council (for information, the Director General of the ASL Napoli 1 Centro), it is urging immediate clarification regarding the alleged transfer of the Pediatrics Unit from the San Paolo Hospital to the Santa Maria del Loreto Nuovo Hospital.
In the document, signed by the Provincial Secretariat of Naples, the union recalls the commitments made during the election campaign by all political forces: "restoring centrality to public healthcare," reorganizing services according to "territorial equity," and ensuring "timely and safe" responses to health needs, with particular attention to the most vulnerable and densely populated areas.
According to Nursing Up, this is precisely why the pediatric issue cannot remain a matter of gossip. The organization is calling on the new regional administration to clarify its intentions regarding the department's fate and, above all, to "intervene to ensure the Pediatrics Unit remains operational" within the San Paolo Hospital, accompanying this decision with increased staffing and care provision.
The union also links the request to the current situation in Campi Flegrei, emphasizing "the critical phase of bradyseism," which in recent months has increased vulnerability and uncertainty for tens of thousands of residents. In this scenario, Nursing Up maintains that maintaining widespread healthcare facilities and fully operational pediatric units is not simply an organizational option, but a "strategic necessity" in the event of potential emergencies.
The text identifies the San Paolo as an "immediate" point of reference for the Phlegraean Fields population, "easily accessible" and historically rooted in the area. Any downgrading, the union warns, would risk reducing the area's "overall resilience" precisely when nearby facilities capable of rapid intervention are needed, "especially for younger patients."
Hence the political appeal: from the "transition from promise to government," Nursing Up calls for consistency and a "strong signal" of responsibility, listening, and protection of the local community. The request, essentially, is that the Region clearly define its policy on Pediatrics and that any reorganization not lead to a decline in services in the suburbs and vulnerable areas.
At this time, the letter does not cite official documents or resolutions regarding the transfer, but it does request a public response and clear guidance on the healthcare planning of the ASL Napoli 1 Centro, with particular attention to facilities deemed essential for the Phlegraean Fields area.
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It is important that health services remain accessible to all, especially the youngest. The pediatric issue must be clarified without further hesitation and cannot be overlooked in the current context of vulnerability.