Humanitas Cellini is a multi-specialty healthcare facility characterized by a high level of medical and surgical activity. The Clinic was accredited by the Italian National Health Service in 2003 (Authorization DGR No. 54-34675 dated 16 January 1990), expanding its scope of expertise to include numerous surgical and medical specialties.
Mission
To improve people’s lives through increasingly effective care and services and an innovative and sustainable organisation. To invest in research that has a tangible impact on medical progress. To train a new generation of professionals through a model that brings together clinical practice, research and academia.To improve people’s lives through increasingly effective care and services and an innovative and sustainable organisation. To invest in research that has a tangible impact on medical progress. To train a new generation of professionals through a model that brings together clinical practice, research and academia.
Valori
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| Excellence To offer our patients the best possible care and support, whilst minimising our environmental impact. To measure the quality of our results transparently and innovatively. To combine development, environmental sustainability and social responsibility. | Innovation Investing in clinical and scientific research and in cutting-edge technologies and facilities to discover new treatments. Developing organisational and management models based on the quality of care pathways and on risk assessment and management. Training a new generation of professionals within an international context. | Responsibility To be a community of professionals who work as a team to achieve common goals shared with our stakeholders. To guarantee opportunities for professional growth to those who deserve them, within an ethical and inclusive environment. To set an example for one another. | Passion To work with creativity and energy. To pay attention to every detail, because it is our passion for the work itself that takes us far. To make patients feel at home and to ensure they feel that way. |
Humanitas Cellini
Humanitas Cellini comprises several interconnected buildings. The main building is situated at 5 Via Benvenuto Cellini and comprises five above-ground floors and one basement level: it consists of two sections, one dedicated to inpatient wards and one to the outpatient clinic, linked together on the ground floor.
The building at Via Tommaso Grossi comprises four storeys above ground and one basement level, with a floor area of approximately 3,500 square metres, and is connected to the main building via a passageway in the basement and two further elevated walkways.
The building at 2 Via Benvenuto Cellini, on the other hand, houses the Humanitas Cellini Blood Test Centre and Dental Centre, as well as the CUP (Unified Booking Centre) counters.
Humanitas Medical Care, located at 25 Via Muratori, on the corner of Via Cellini, comprises nine specialist clinics, all comfortable and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. These are dedicated to Ophthalmology, the Multidisciplinary Thyroid Centre, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Orthopaedics and Urology.
Humanitas Cellini, situated in a densely populated area close to the main regional hospitals, is well served by public transport and is easily accessible from motorways and the city’s railway stations.
To complement its services, the clinic has two outpatient centres:
- Humanitas Medical Care San Luca, a long-established specialist outpatient clinic accredited by the National Health Service, situated in Cascine Vica, Rivoli, on the outskirts of Turin. It offers a blood-taking facility, advanced diagnostics, specialist consultations and a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre.
- Humanitas Medical Care Lingotto, situated within the Lingotto Shopping Centre – an iconic landmark of Turin – features a multi-specialist outpatient area, a blood sampling centre affiliated with the National Health Service, and a gym dedicated to rehabilitation
Patients’ Rights and Duties
Humanitas Cellini provides services to the community in compliance with the legal and ethical standards that protect patients’ rights, drawing inspiration from the principles enshrined in the Directive of the President of the Council of Ministers of 27 January 1994 and the European Charter of Patients’ Rights set out in 2002.
Patients’ rights
- Right to care: every person has the right to receive appropriate, evidence-based care, delivered with professionalism and attention, without discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, race, language, religion or political views.
- Right to respect for waiting times: every person has the right to know the timeframe within which they can expect to receive care and assistance, as well as to be promptly notified in the event of any issues or delays.
- Right to participation and information: every person has the right to participate in their care in an informed, active and safe manner. Every person has the right to be informed about their health condition, the benefits and risks of the proposed treatments, possible alternatives, and any subsequent rehabilitation programmes.
- Right to participation, freedom of choice and informed consent: every person has the right to choose between different procedures and treatments on the basis of adequate information, communicated in a comprehensible and timely manner, enabling them to give informed consent. Every person has the right to be fully informed and to give their consent regarding participation in clinical trials. Patients also have the right to refuse the proposed treatment, either in full or in part, and to be informed of the consequences of such refusal and of any alternative treatments.
- Right to a second opinion: every patient has the right to request a consultation with another healthcare professional in order to obtain a medical opinion on their clinical condition, including through the assessment of their medical records.
- Right to privacy and confidentiality: every patient has the right to have their privacy respected in the provision of medical and care services and in the processing of personal data. Patients also have the right to prohibit the disclosure of their hospitalisation and, , the dissemination of information relating to their state of health to persons other than those they have designated.
- Right to avoid unnecessary suffering and pain: every person has the right to avoid as much suffering as possible, at every stage of their illness, through appropriate assessment and management of pain.
- Right to practise one’s religion: every person has the right to practise their religion and to request a visit from a minister of their choice.
- Right to patient-centred care: every person has the right to diagnostic and therapeutic programmes that are as closely tailored as possible to their personal needs, and to dignified and humane care at all stages of their treatment and illness.
- Right to access clinical records: every patient has the right, upon discharge, to receive a clinical report written in an easily understandable manner, containing information useful for continuity of care. Furthermore, every patient has the right to request a copy of their clinical records.
- Right to express one’s opinion: every person has the right to express their opinion through the channels provided and to contact the Public Relations Office should they feel that their rights have been infringed.
Patients’ duties
All guests at Humanitas Gradenigo, in the spirit of mutual trust, are required to:
- Maintain a responsible and respectful attitude towards other patients, staff, the premises and equipment, and to cooperate with ward staff.
- Follow the treatment and behavioural guidelines provided, with a view to ensuring the success of their treatment and a peaceful stay in hospital.
- Communicate openly and trustingly with healthcare staff, raising any concerns about the proposed treatment, so as to actively foster the care relationship.