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Healthcare: Florence hospitals, Careggi, Meyer and the 055 54 54 54 booking line

In the city the Azienda USL Toscana Centro runs the Santa Maria Nuova, San Giovanni di Dio and Palagi hospitals; Careggi has its Trauma Center-emergency room at pavilion 12 DEAS and the Meyer children's hospital a 24-hour paediatric emergency room. Bookings via the CUP line 055 54 54 54, out-of-hours doctor on 116117.

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The Azienda USL hospitals in the city

The Azienda USL Toscana Centro, which runs 13 hospitals with 2,735 beds, manages three hospitals in Florence: the Santa Maria Nuova at piazza Santa Maria Nuova 1, right in the centre, the San Giovanni di Dio at via Torregalli 3 in the south-west, and the Piero Palagi, mainly devoted to outpatient and day-hospital care.

Careggi and Meyer

The emergency room of the Careggi university hospital is the Trauma Center-Pronto Soccorso at pavilion 12 DEAS, entered from viale Pieraccini: it handles emergencies and urgent cases, with triage at the entrance, and since 2016 a dedicated major-trauma coordination unit. The paediatric emergency room of the Meyer children's hospital is open 24 hours a day and, together with the hospital's Trauma Center, takes children with isolated trauma up to age 13 and multi-district trauma; it includes a short intensive observation unit and a fast "see & treat" track for minor urgencies.

Bookings and out-of-hours care

Bookings for visits and exams in the Azienda USL Toscana Centro go through the single CUP number 055 54 54 54 (Monday-Friday 8am-6pm, Saturdays and pre-holidays 8am-1pm). The out-of-hours doctor service (guardia medica) answers on the single European number 116117, active in the Florence area since 16 September 2024 and now across Tuscany: it runs on weekdays from 8pm to 8am and on holidays and pre-holidays. You choose or change your GP online on the regional portal cambiomedico.sanita.toscana.it (SPID, CIE or CNS), with the Toscana Salute app, at PuntoSì kiosks with your health card, or at the health registry desks.

Opening hours, locations and rules change: check the Azienda USL Toscana Centro or hospital trust websites before acting.

Sources

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – Ospedali· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

AOU Careggi – Trauma Center / Pronto Soccorso· Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi

Updated: 2026-10-15

AOU Meyer – Pronto Soccorso pediatrico· Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Meyer IRCCS

Updated: 2026-10-15

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – CUP e numero unico 055 54 54 54· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – Guardia Medica (116117)· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

Regione Toscana – Nuovo numero del servizio di continuità assistenziale (116117)· Regione Toscana

Updated: 2026-10-15

Azienda USL Toscana Centro – Scelta e cambio del medico di famiglia o del pediatra· Azienda USL Toscana Centro

Updated: 2026-10-15

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

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