Healthcare and medical treatment in Bologna

If you study at the University of Bologna and living away from home, you can rely on some dedicated services to assist you if needed.

Free medical assistance from ANT medical staff

PLEASE NOTE that ANT medical assistance won't be running in the summer months

What it offers

The service allows you to receive assistance from ANT medical staff.

The service was created through an agreement between CUSB (Bologna University Sports Centre), the ANT Foundation, and the Bologna USL (Local Health Authority), with the contribution of ER.GO (The Emilia Romagna Regional Authority for the Right to Higher Education).

Who it’s for

Italian students from outside Bologna, EU and non-EU students (exchange students, international students).

How the service works

The ANT Foundation can be contacted on 3407819625 from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:00.

A doctor will call you back to carry out a telephone triage and decide whether you should need to see a doctor, and/or to prescribe medicines / diagnostic tests / specialist medical examinations.

Doctor appointments, if necessary, will take place at the ANT Foundation Practice in Via Jacopo di Paolo 36, Bologna, on Mondays and Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Wednesdays, from 14:00 to 16:00, as booked by the doctor.

In the event of a COVID-19 infection

the doctor will report the case to the Special Continued Assistance Units (USCA), Public Health Service of Bologna’s Local Health Agency. ANT doctors cannot prescribe or carry out swab tests and/or antibody tests if you are not experiencing symptoms or simply because you have been notified of a possible contact via the Immuni App.

Contact details for general information on the service

Assistance from a general practitioner

What it covers

The service allows you to contact a doctor (also called a GP or family doctor) for medical assistance.

Who it’s for

Italian students from outside Bologna, EU and non-EU students (exchange students, international students).

How it works

  • Italian citizens: can choose a temporary general practitioner for the duration of their studies, as an alternative to their doctor from their home town. To do so, they have to go to a CUP (Unified Booking Point) with an identity document and their health card.
  • EU and non-EU citizens: if enrolled in the National Health Service they can register with a general practitioner for the duration of their enrolment. Alternatively, one can see a general practitioner through their health insurance policy or via other arrangements. Full information can be found at medical assistance for international students.

Other medical assistance services for international students

European Union (EU) or non-European Union (non-EU) students can find further information on dedicated services on the medical assistance for international students page.

Emergency assistance

You can always make use of the services available to everyone

Bologna Emergency Department

Telephone: dial 118 to call an ambulance. Available 24/7, including national holidays.

If necessary, you can go directly to the Emergency Department:

  • Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, via Albertoni 15, Bologna
  • Maggiore Hospital, Largo Nigrisoli 2, Bologna.

Night or Weekend Medical Emergencies - call the Guardia Medica (Out of hours Doctor)

Telephone: 051 3131, from 20:00 to 8:00 on weekdays; from 10:00 on Saturdays or the day before a holiday to 8:00 on Monday or the first working day after the holiday.

Dental emergencies

Telephone: 051 3172721 from Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 13:00.

If necessary, you can go directly to the Dental Emergency Department:
“Beretta” Dentistry and Stomatology Practice at Maggiore Hospital, Largo Nigrisoli 2, Bologna. 
For emergencies, the limited number of appointments available will be assigned between Monday and Friday, at 7:30 and 13:30; Saturdays and the day before a holiday at 7:30. 
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30-12:30 and 14:00-16:00; Saturday, 8:30-12:00; National Holidays, 8:00-13:00.

Single European emergency number

112

Police

113

Fire Brigade

115

Ambulance

118