Saint Luca’s Hospital and “Campo di Marte”
In the city of Lucca there are both the Citadel of Health and Saint Luca’s Hospital. In the former the old hospital “Campo di Marte” was once located, an area of about 20 thousand square meters wide. Saint Luca’s hospital is located in Guglielmo Lippi Francesconi Street, in San Filippo area. It consists of 13 hospitals that differ in size, catchment area and technological equipment. The structure represents the reference point in the surrounding area, because not only does it provide the basic services for the resident population, but it also ensures highly specialized services to the population of northwest Tuscany and for regional and extra-regional users.
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After a nice walk the pupils arrive at the old hospital of Lucca “Campo di Marte” today called "the health Citadel".
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Pertini is in front of the old hospital “Campo di Marte” with the students.
Pertini: in front of you is the old centre of the hospital of Lucca.
Today it is called "the health Citadel." As you can see it is a very large complex.
Alessandra: President, yesterday my dad and I went to the new centre of the hospital named after St. Luca, because my little brother was born.
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Alberto: Can anyone get in the hospital?
Pertini: Yes, because as article 2 of the Constitution states, our Republic recognizes and guarantees the inviolable human rights, such as the right to life.
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Marco: What are the inviolable rights?
Pertini: They are the rights recognized to all human beings even without citizenship. For example even a foreigner has the right to medical cares. Our hospital centres are ready to take care of every human being, because life is an inviolable right
Art. 2
The Republic recognises and guarantees the inviolable rights of the person, both as an individual and in the social groups where human personality is expressed. The Republic expects that the fundamental duties of political, economic and social solidarity are fulfilled.