The peak in admissions is upon us (the Olbia emergency room averages 200 patients per day in the summer) and tensions in Gallura are sky-high. For the emergency system in the Northeast (having exhausted the provision of payroll workers), this is a difficult time. The resources are extremely limited; in fact, the specialists available to the Olbia Local Health Authority are woefully inadequate.

On Wednesday evening, Dr. Rosangela Beretta, head of the Emergency Department and Emergency Medicine department at the Giovanni Paolo II Hospital in Olbia, resigned . There are reports of disagreements with the general management regarding the hospital's "vision" for services. The problem for Gallura is simple: the emergency department without payroll staff is at risk of collapse. The Olbia Emergency Department must cope with one of the most demanding situations on the island (hundreds of admissions per day in the summer); the Tempio Emergency Department, with two specialists on staff and an average of 50 patients per day (up to seventy or eighty in the summer); and the La Maddalena facility, struggling with the challenges of being on the island. In the last few hours, meetings have been held between healthcare managers and chief physicians. The Tempio Emergency Department manager, Nicola Tondini, and his colleague Franca Pischedda have reportedly guaranteed coverage of shifts until July 10th, after which we'll see (according to rumors, Tondini has also spoken of resigning). The ASL is ready to do anything to avoid closing Tempio.

Dr. Rosangela Beretta reportedly disagrees with the healthcare management's approach . The problem is that Olbia cannot afford to lose any of the specialists (about fifteen) available in the emergency room, and Tempio desperately needs reinforcements. Yesterday, the newly elected mayor of the Gallura town, Gianna Masu, met with the specialists at Paolo Dettori Hospital and assured the municipality of its support.

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