Five out of forty-five positions are covered. One out of nine. The only assistance not guaranteed is that provided by the tourist medical services. These assistance points are provided from June to September in the most popular seaside resorts, also ensuring residents a service that is absent during the rest of the year.

But with the regional call for proposals largely unfilled, the results are proving to be a nightmare: "For a small cut, we had to drive from Pula to Cagliari," is one story. Regional Health Councilor Armando Bartolazzi defends himself: "The staff shortage wasn't a new phenomenon."

However, things aren't going any better on the hospital front. Yesterday, at the Sirai hospital in Carbonia, in particular, saw a day of intense protests, with patients left on stretchers for hours. A computer system malfunctioned at the CUP. Some, exasperated, called for the intervention of the Carabinieri.

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