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Categories: HEALTH

Italian hospital director appointments

Entities: Asolo district · San Pío Hospital · Riccardo Derna · Cristina Bullo · ASL Avellino

Overview

In late July 2026, several Italian regional health authorities announced new appointments for senior hospital positions. On 29 July, Riccardo Derna was named director of Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Department at San Pio Hospital in Benevento, while Rocco De Vivo took over as director of the Oncology Unit at San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza. Two days later, on 31 July, Dr Giuseppe Santabarbara was appointed director of the Complex Operational Unit of Oncology at Frangipane‑Bellizzi Hospital in Avellino, and Dr Cristina Bullo became director of the Complex Operational Unit of Primary Care for the Asolo district in Veneto. These appointments, each resulting from public competitions and spanning specialties such as emergency care, oncology, and primary care, illustrate a coordinated effort to strengthen regional health services across Italy.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Italy appoints new directors for oncology unit in Avellino and primary‑care unit in Asolo

    Giuseppe Santabarbara becomes oncology director at Frangipane‑Bellizzi Hospital in Avellino, while Cristina Bullo takes over primary‑care leadership in Asolo district, both appointed by regional health bodies.

  2. 3 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    New Hospital Unit Directors Appointed in Italy: Derna and De Vivo

    Riccardo Derna and Rocco De Vivo were appointed directors of Emergency Medicine at San Pio Hospital in Benevento and Oncology at San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza, respectively.

Sources

anteprima24.it · irpiniaoggi.it · ntr24.tv · qdpnews.it · tviweb.it