A woman's decision to move to Sicily to tackle its healthcare emergency after her son required urgent medical attention.
For many, moving to Sicily to tackle its healthcare emergency completes a migratory circle that has been generations in the making
In their new homes they were hailed as heroes for helping to keep open medical facilities that would otherwise have been doomed.“After the positive experience in Mussomeli, we have continued to receive hundreds of requests from other hospitals,” said Moscatello. “Currently, around 99 Argentine doctors are working in Sicily. More will come in the coming months.”
“We have struggled so much to overcome them,” he said. “I felt the urge for a change of scenery. After discussing it with my wife and four children, we decided to give it a try.” Martin Venturini, a surgeon and expert in laparoscopy, said: “The economic aspect is certainly one of the reasons that led us to move here. But not the only one. Personally, I saw it as a challenge. In Italy, there is a healthcare emergency and I wanted to do my part.”Laura Lator, a gastroenterologist surgeon from Buenos Aires, said the transition was not easy at first. “I came from a city of 16 million inhabitants. Moving to a city of 10,000 inhabitants was a bit traumatic,” she said.
The move to Italy involved a change in professional culture. Argentinian surgeons were not used to personal interaction with their patients but in Italy that was expected. In 2023, according to the Forum delle Società Scientifiche dei Clinici Ospedalieri e Universitari Italiani, there was a shortage ofdoctors in Italy. Between 2010 and 2020, 111 hospitals and 113 emergency rooms were closed. Innovative solutions are being explored, such asIn Sicily, the doctor shortage is a visceral political issue, with numerous parties calling for the Mussomeli initiative to be replicated in other hospitals and formalised into law.
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