Editing Pavia (section)

== Healthcare ==
Although the ancient hospitals intended for the reception and treatment of the sick and travelers arose in the city at least from the 8th century, the first Pavia hospitals serving the entire city of which documented traces remain are the hospital of [[Santa Maria in Betlem]] (attested from 1130) and that of San Lazzaro (1157), which were operational for centuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmatteo.org/site/home/il-san-matteo/chi-siamo-storia-principi/storia/a-pavia-prima-del-san-matteo.html|title=A Pavia prima del San Matteo|work=San Matteo|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193846/http://www.sanmatteo.org/site/home/il-san-matteo/chi-siamo-storia-principi/storia/a-pavia-prima-del-san-matteo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> After 1449,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanmatteo.org/site/home/il-san-matteo/chi-siamo-storia-principi/storia.html|title=La storia|work=San Matteo|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=25 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325193846/http://www.sanmatteo.org/site/home/il-san-matteo/chi-siamo-storia-principi/storia.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> they ceded their primary role to the San Matteo Hospital which became one of the most important Pavia institutions. The ancient dedication to San Matteo is still carried by the San Matteo Polyclinic, whose full name is the Fondazione IRCCS [[Policlinico San Matteo]] Hospital.
In addition to Policlinico San Matteo Hospital, Pavia has five hospitals, including public and affiliated, specialist or general hospitals that cover the pathologies provided for by national protocols. Patients from other regions often resort to them. Among the hospitals, there are several that belong to the category of scientific hospitalization and treatment institutes, the so-called IRCCS. We recall, among the specialized ones, the Casimiro Mondino National Neurological Institute<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mondino.it/english/|title=Home|work=Fondazione Mondino|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> and the Maugeri Scientific Clinical Institute,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icsmaugeri.it/dove-siamo/irccs-pavia|title=Home|work=Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> while among the general hospitals the most important are the Institute of Care of the City of Pavia<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grupposandonato.it/strutture/istituto-di-cura-citta-di-pavia|title=Istituto di Cura Città di Pavia|work=Gruppo San Donato|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> and the Santa Margherita Institute of Rehabilitation and Care.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asppavia.it/static/client/Istituto-di-Riabilitazione-e-di-Cura-Santa-Margherita-198.aspx|title=Home|work=Asp Pavia|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> [[File:Sincotrone.jpg|thumb|The [[synchrotron]] of the CNAO]]In addition, Pavia hosts the National Center for Androtherapy Oncology (CNAO Foundation), the first hospital and clinical and [[radiobiological]] research in the center in Italy (the fourth country in the world to set up one). It was set up in 2010 by the Ministry of Health and specializes in the treatment of radioresistant tumors through the use of [[particle therapy]]. The Center also carries out scientific research to identify effective tools in the fight against cancer.

The CNAO uses a [[synchrotron]] where particles are produced in two sources, these are pre-accelerated by a linear accelerator and sent to an injection line for transfer into the synchrotron ring, where they are further accelerated and extracted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fondazionecnao.it/en/|title=Home|work=Fondazione CNAO|access-date=5 August 2022}}</ref>