Welcoming children and families

Information and services

In-hospital school

Thanks to an agreement with the “Staffetti” Comprehensive Institute of Massa 2, a bona fide educational activity for school-age children hospitalised in the Paediatric Ward is active within the “Ospedale del Cuore” in Massa.
The in-hospital school approaches the reality of hospitalised children with the utmost respect for their illness and with the profound awareness that these patients are first and foremost children.

The main aim of our school is to create a link between the hospital environment and the outside world, trying to reduce the isolation of our young patients, to help them in a difficult situation of physical and psychological suffering: the presence of the teacher, alongside the traditional hospital staff, reassures the child and “normalises” their daily life, while guiding them on an educational level.

The school activity takes into account the physical and psychological condition of the individual patients, and is carried out in coherence with the timetable of the healthcare activities provided, envisaging, when possible, not only an individualised relationship, but also work in small groups made up of children of more or less the same age.

Inpatient family hospitality

The “Ospedale del Cuore” in Massa provides its paediatric patients and their families with a hospitality service, which is managed directly by the association “Un cuore, un mondo” (One Heart, One World). There are three guesthouses offering equipped rooms and common areas for all guests, including kitchens and dining rooms.
The Monasterio Foundation and the Association are working in synergy to increase the accommodation capacity of the facility.

> The Association’s website

Our staff is always at your disposal for any information requests.

For information on hotel accommodation in an area with a high level of tourism, please refer to the local tourism promotion companies:

• PRO LOCO MONTIGNOSO
  APT MASSA CARRARA
  Lungomare Vespucci 24 54100 Marina di Massa (MS)
  Telephone: +39 0585 240063
  Email: info@aptmassacarrara.it

The San Cataldo-CNR Hospital in Pisa is always available for any information requests.

For information on hotel accommodation in an area with a high level of tourism, please refer to the local tourism promotion companies:

• AZIENDA PROMOZIONE TURISTICA PISA Piazzale Corradino D’Ascanio 56121 Pisa
  Telephone: +39 050 2207098