# Italian regional healthcare staffing and reorganization > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/italian-regional-healthcare-staffing-and-reorganization > Updated: 2026-09-21T10:30:00.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. The Friuli Venezia Giulia region is addressing critical healthcare staffing shortages through several recruitment and training initiatives. Initial efforts focused on evaluating the recruitment of medical professionals with foreign qualifications and exploring domestic recruitment from Southern Italian regions, such as Campania, Sicily, and Puglia, using incentives like housing assistance. Subsequent developments include expanding medical specialization opportunities. The region has added cardiology departments in Gorizia and Monfalcone to the medical resident network and is planning additional scholarships and orientation programs to attract younger professionals to combat an aging workforce. In Lombardy, related healthcare reorganization efforts include the election of new leadership for FIMMG Lombardia, which aims to address physician shortages by reorganizing medical offices and integrating digital tools like telemedicine and artificial intelligence. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-21: Medical professionals in Italy face leadership changes and new specialization opportunities New leadership at FIMMG Lombardia aims to reform territorial medicine, while Friuli Venezia Giulia expands medical specialization opportunities in Gorizia and Monfalcone to attract young doctors. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/medical-professionals-in-italy-face-leadership-changes-and-new-specialization-opportunities ### 2026-09-10: Friuli Venezia Giulia addresses healthcare staffing shortages Friuli Venezia Giulia is addressing healthcare shortages by recruiting medical professionals with foreign qualifications and seeking to attract nurses from Southern Italy through various incentives. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/friuli-venezia-giulia-addresses-healthcare-staffing-shortages --- Cite as: Italian regional healthcare staffing and reorganization. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/italian-regional-healthcare-staffing-and-reorganization