Ospedale Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola

Ospedale Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola is a hospital in Rome, established in 1585 and located on the Tiber Island on the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Aesculapius. Formerly operated by the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God as San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital, it adopted its current name after the company Gemelli Isola – Società Benefit S.p.A. acquired it on 1 September 2022. Throughout its history, the hospital has served as a sanctuary for marginalized and persecuted groups. During the Holocaust, it sheltered Jews from Nazi persecution by admitting them as patients and diagnosing them with a fictitious disease known as "Syndrome K".

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