Italian court orders Santo Spirito doctor to repay €166,000 for negligence

The Lazio Court of Accounts condemned a physician from Rome's Santo Spirito Hospital, ordering him to return more than €166,000 for negligence tied to a patient’s death. The case stems from a surgery that lasted seven hours instead of the planned forty minutes and resulted in the patient’s fatal outcome fourteen years ago. The ruling underscores persistent concerns about patient safety and professional accountability in Italy’s public health system, adding to a broader debate on improving medical protocols and oversight.

The judgment arrives amid growing scrutiny of malpractice in Italian hospitals and calls for stricter monitoring to restore public confidence in healthcare services.