The Italian HospitalFacility

The Italian Hospital in Damascus, founded in 1913, is run by the Salesian Sisters, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, and is supported through the “Open Hospitals” project, launched by the AVSI Foundation in 2016 in partnership with the Gemelli Foundation and the pontifical charity branch “Cor Unum.” The “Open Hospitals” project provides medical care for those living in poverty and supports the activities of three Catholic nonprofit hospitals in Syria (Italian Hospital, St. Louis Hospital in Damascus, St. Louis Hospital in Aleppo).