'Careggi, Ancona, Humanitas top Italian hospitals'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 29 - Humanitas in Rozzano and two public hospitals, one in the Marche city of Ancona and Careggi in Florence, are Italy's three best hospitals, the director general of the National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services (AGENAS), Domenico Mantoan, said Tuesday.
    Speaking on the sidelines of the presentation of the 'National Outcomes Program' aimed at assessing the services provided by the national healthcare system, Mantoan said the objective of the survey was not to "give prizes or penalties but encouraging the improvement of care".
    Humanitas confirmed its leadership in all eight sectors under consideration for the third consecutive year, said Mantoan.
    Ancona, "which was among the best last year, made a further improvement with seven areas of excellency" while "the surprise was another public institution, which made a huge investment, Florence's Careggi University Hospital", with top scores on all eight areas evaluated, he concluded. (ANSA).