Internationally Renowned Advanced Medical Research Hospital
It was founded in 1973 as the first hospital of GVM Care Research and distinguished itself for its innovative techniques and highly complex procedures. Thank you to its research activity, published in many prestigious medical journals, it became one of the most important hospitals in Italy and abroad for heart surgery, electrophysiology, neurosurgery and treatment of diabetic foot. The hospital is also home to the prestigious GVM Campus, the training centre of GVM Care & Research, which organises national and international congresses and medical-scientific conferences for all professional groups.

The Heart Team of Maria Cecilia Hospital performs over 15 % of all the Cardiac Surgery operations in Italy. Decisions regarding the most complex cases are no longer handled by a single physician, but by a multidisciplinary team composed of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, cardiac anaesthesiologists and other specialists.

The hospital is located near to Bologna International Airport (one-hour drive) and can arrange transportation services and assist with all travel needs. The hospital has 211 beds, 24 of which are for intensive care. The hospital has 211 beds, 24 of which are for intensive care.
Maria Cecilia Hospital - Via Corriera 1 - Cotignola - Bologna

Medical excellence and features:

  • the Arrhythmology Department is a world leader in the treatment of atrial fibrillation by use of non-fluoroscopic electroanatomic mapping systems and reference center for treatment using cryo-ballon technology and for pacemaker implants and defibrillators for the prevention of sudden death. 
  • Maria Cecilia Hospital is one of the first centres in Europe to perform the ablation technique of electroporation or Pulse Field Ablation (PFA), a new ablation procedure for the treatment of atrial fibrillation 
  • The hospital is one of the few centers in Europe to carry out a complex neurosurgical technique, through the TMR (Targeted Muscle Reinnervation). This operation is performed to allow the patient control an artificial limb, specifically bionic limbs.
  • Minimally invasive therapy, especially in robot-assisted, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery, applied in the field of general surgery, urology, and gynecology
  • the Gamma Knife for the treatment of brain lesions smaller than 3 cm in diameter makes it possible to avoid using a scalpel through the targeted administration of Gamma rays
  • For extensive brain tumors, neurosurgeons use ORBEYE TM, an innovative video microsurgical technique using a digital microscope with a 4K 3D orbital camera with exoscopic access
  • the advanced centre for the treatment of the diabetic foot, with a 95 % success rate in avoiding amputations, directed by Prof. Dalla Paola
  • state-of-the-art linear accelerators for radiation therapy


Collaboration with national universities:

  • Research projects with the Thoracic Surgery Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bologna.
  • Educational centre for the Degree Course in Nursing of the University of Bologna
  • Partnership with the University Master’s in Nursing Management by Sacro Cuore Catholic University in Rome.

Our Doctors

Iacopino Saverio

Iacopino Saverio

Arrhythmology

Mascagni Roberto

Mascagni Roberto

Arrhythmology

Gentileschi Paolo

Gentileschi Paolo

Bariatric surgery

Lamarra Mauro

Lamarra Mauro

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Mattioli Sandro

Mattioli Sandro

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Liso Armando

Liso Armando

Clinical and Hemodynamics

Dalla Paola Luca

Dalla Paola Luca

Diabetic Foot

Benericetti Eugenio

Benericetti Eugenio

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Borghesi Ignazio

Borghesi Ignazio

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Calbucci Fabio

Calbucci Fabio

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Lechanoine François

Lechanoine François

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Motti Enrico

Motti Enrico

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Zini Raul

Zini Raul

Orthopaedics

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