MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE ELEMOSINERIA APOSTOLICA
The medical facilities of the Dicastery for the Charity Services «Madre di Misericordia» and «San Martino» provide free healthcare to individuals living in poverty, marginalization, or hardship, in direct accordance with the principles of the Gospel and the Social Doctrine of the Church. These facilities are places of welcome and care, helping to restore dignity to the poor who seek their assistance.
Located in St. Peter’s Square beneath the right colonnade, the clinics are open to the public during operating hours and do not require an appointment. They offer free general and specialist medical consultations, dental care, laboratory testing, radiology services, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation to the poor. In addition, the clinics provide free eyeglasses and reading glasses, dentures, hearing aids, and orthopedic and medical supplies to those in need. Finally, all necessary medications and therapies are always dispensed completely free of charge.
The clinics are staffed by 120 doctors, nurses, healthcare technicians, pharmacists, and volunteers who place their professional expertise at the service of the most vulnerable, working together in a spirit of fraternity and faithful service to the Gospel.
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Information
E-mail: ambulatorio@elemosineria.va
Phone: +39 06.69885124
Opening hours
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 8:30 – 12:30
Tuesday: 8:30 – 17:00
Wednesday: 14:00 – 17:00
Monthly calendar of specialist visits
