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ROME – While a massive hospital founded by Padre Pio strongly denied Saturday that it’s for sale, despite recent rumors to the contrary, how to resolve chronic debts and mounting labor difficulties at the Vatican-owned Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, or “House of Relief of Suffering,” remains an open question.
Over the last week, a series of reports in the Italian press suggested the hospital’s administration has been in negotiations with several potential buyers, mostly large private sector holding companies.
A Nov. 23 statement posted on the hospital’s web site denied those reports, calling them “completely unfounded” and insisting that no such negotiations are underway, either with private healthcare groups or any other potential purchasers.
The hospital “remains the property of the Holy See, which, in the fall of 2022, nominated a new administrative council empowered to handle [the hospital’s] economic and financial difficulties,” the statement said.
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Over the last week, a series of reports in the Italian press suggested the hospital’s administration has been in negotiations with several potential buyers, mostly large private sector holding companies.
A Nov. 23 statement posted on the hospital’s web site denied those reports, calling them “completely unfounded” and insisting that no such negotiations are underway, either with private healthcare groups or any other potential purchasers.
The hospital “remains the property of the Holy See, which, in the fall of 2022, nominated a new administrative council empowered to handle [the hospital’s] economic and financial difficulties,” the statement said.
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Padre Pio’s hospital faces mounting debts, labor difficulties
Recently the mayor of San Giovanni Rotondo, Filippo Barbano, who is also a doctor of nuclear medicine at the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, confirmed that its total deficit is in the neighborhood of $260 million.
