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Health care: ASP Reggio Calabria, GOM (level II DEA) and 116117

The city falls under the ASP of Reggio Calabria (via Diana 3); the hospital is the Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, a level II DEA. Out-of-hours posts North and South and in the outer districts; since 28 July 2026 the 116117 number covers non-urgent care. Bookings via the regional number 0961 789789 and the citizen portal.

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ASP and GP

Community care is run by the Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale of Reggio Calabria, with its headquarters at via Diana 3 (tel. 0965/347213). You choose or change your GP at the district desks or with the "Scelta e cambio Medico Online" service on the ASP website, which also publishes the pages on CUP bookings, co-payments and waiting lists.

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano

The city's hospital is the Grande Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", a level II emergency and admissions department (DEA), the highest tier of the emergency network. For bookings the hospital points to the regional single number 0961 789789; private-practice (libera professione) appointments are booked on the freephone 800 198629 (0965 1870549 from mobiles). The GOM also publishes test results, the electronic health record and waiting times online.

Out-of-hours care and 116117

Out-of-hours care (continuità assistenziale, former guardia medica) covers weekday nights (20:00–8:00) and pre-holidays and holidays from 10:00 on Saturday to 8:00 on the day after the holiday. In the city the ASP lists the Reggio Calabria Nord post, at viale Amendola 66 (0965-347052), and Reggio Calabria Sud, at via delle Vittorie / via Loreto (0965-347432), plus posts at Pellaro, Ravagnese, Gallico, Ortì and Cataforio. Since 28 July 2026, 116117, the European number for non-urgent health requests, has been active in Calabria, free and open around the clock, run by Azienda Zero and initially dedicated mainly to out-of-hours care.

Opening hours, locations, numbers and access rules change often: check the ASP Reggio Calabria website (asprc.it) and the Grande Ospedale Metropolitano site (gomrc.it).

Sources

ASP di Reggio Calabria – Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale, portale istituzionale· ASP Reggio Calabria

Updated: 2026-10-15

ASP di Reggio Calabria – Continuità assistenziale (ex guardia medica): sedi e numeri· ASP Reggio Calabria

Updated: 2026-10-15

ASP di Reggio Calabria – Attivazione in Calabria del Numero Europeo Armonizzato 116117· ASP Reggio Calabria

Updated: 2026-10-15

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli di Reggio Calabria – portale istituzionale (CUP e numeri utili)· Grande Ospedale Metropolitano di Reggio Calabria

Updated: 2026-10-15

Grande Ospedale Metropolitano di Reggio Calabria – Pronto Soccorso (DEA di II livello)· Grande Ospedale Metropolitano di Reggio Calabria

Updated: 2026-10-15

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

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